WBP & KP English Mock Test — Article Special
West Bengal Police · Kolkata Police · 2026
๐ 10 MCQ — Indefinite Article (a/an), Definite Article (the), Zero Article rules, sound-based exceptions & common mistakes.
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WBP & KP English Mock Test — Article (A/An/The) · 2026
Practice 10 MCQ on Article Grammar for West Bengal Police (WBP) and Kolkata Police (KP). Questions in English only — explanations in Bengali, Hindi & Nepali. Covers Indefinite Article (a/an) rules with sound-based exceptions, Definite Article (the) rules, Zero Article rules, and the most common Article mistakes asked in Fill in the Blanks & Error Spotting.
๐ Indefinite Article (a/an)
๐ฌ Definite Article (the)
๐ก Zero Article Rules
๐ Sound-Based Exceptions
๐ฃ Common Mistakes
๐ Peak vs Range Rule
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Frequently Asked Questions — Article (A/An/The) for WBP & KP
When is 'a' used even though the word starts with a vowel letter?
'A' is used when the word's first SOUND is a consonant sound, even if the first letter is a vowel. Example: a university, a European, a uniform, a one-rupee note, a useful book, a unit — all pronounced starting with a 'y' consonant sound.
When is 'an' used even though the word starts with a consonant letter?
'An' is used when the first letter is silent and the word's first SOUND is a vowel sound. Example: an hour, an honest man, an heir, an M.A., an X-ray, an S.O.S.
Why does 'the Himalayas' take 'the' but 'Mount Everest' does not?
'The' is used before the names of mountain ranges (the Himalayas, the Alps, the Andes) because a range is a group. Individual peaks like Mount Everest or Kanchenjunga are unique single entities and take no article.
Do we use an article before the names of languages?
No. Language names take zero article in their general sense: speak Bengali, learn Hindi, teach English. Adding 'the' before a language name is a common mistake.
Do we use an article before breakfast, lunch or dinner?
No, not in the everyday sense: have breakfast, skip lunch, cook dinner take zero article. An article appears only when the meal is specifically described, e.g. 'a lovely dinner'.
Is it 'a university' or 'an university'?
'A university' is correct. Although 'university' starts with the vowel letter 'u', it is pronounced with the consonant sound /j/ ('yu-ni-versity'), so 'a' is used, not 'an'.
