The Selfish Giant
Instructions:
This is a learning (practice) text designed to help you improve your use of English articles. Read the text carefully and fill in each blank with the correct article: a, an, the, or leave it blank if no article is needed (zero article).
Tips:
• Use “a” before singular nouns starting with a consonant sound.
• Use “an” before singular nouns starting with a vowel sound.
• Use “the” for something specific or already mentioned.
• Use zero article for plural or uncountable nouns when speaking generally.
Goal:
Complete all blanks correctly to practice using definite, indefinite, and zero articles in context.
Once upon ___ time, there was ___ giant who lived in ___ large house. He loved to decorate ___ garden with beautiful flowers. But one day, he went away and did not allow ___ children to play in ___ garden. Seasons changed, and ___ garden became cold and lonely. ___ Giant felt lonely too.
One morning, ___ children came secretly into ___ garden, and the Giant saw them. He realized that ___ happiness of children was more important than ___ treasure in his house. From that day, he became kind, and ___ garden was always full of laughter.
___ Giant loved to see ___ flowers bloom and ___ birds sing in ___ garden. But when ___ Giant was selfish, ___ children could not enter ___ garden.
Every morning, ___ children ran across ___ field to play in ___ Giant's garden. ___ Giant did not like it and built ___ high walls to keep them out.
After many years, ___ Giant became old and lonely. He finally saw ___ little child and felt ___ happiness. From that moment, ___ Giant was kind and ___ garden became ___ place full of joy.
___ birds returned to ___ garden and sang on ___ branches of ___ trees. ___ children played happily, and ___ Giant smiled. Every morning, ___ sun shone brightly, and ___ flowers bloomed.
___ Giant invited ___ children to come and play anytime. He realized ___ kindness was greater than ___ pride. ___ children loved ___ Giant and never forgot ___ lessons about sharing and love.
In ___ evening, ___ Giant sat in ___ garden and watched ___ sun set. ___ birds returned to ___ trees, and ___ flowers glowed in ___ last rays of light.
Every season, ___ Giant saw ___ changes in ___ garden. ___ spring brought new life, ___ summer was warm, ___ autumn colorful leaves, and ___ winter white snow.
Thanks to ___ children, ___ garden became ___ happiest place in ___ village. ___ Giant learned that ___ love and ___ friendship are the greatest treasures.