Complete with a, an or the.
They are waving …. Aymen has bought They are going to Tina’s horse is …. Is he ……president
German flag. …..new camera. ……school. strong one. of The U.S.A.?
All the pupils like Lara is ……close Talia is ……..weather was This is……old
…….teacher of friend of mine. ……Algerian radio very good last couple.
Maths. Presenter. Saturday.
AreleaMourad and My cousin Luna is It will be…..nice Sacha is the girl The kids went to
Heba painting…….. Writing……e-mail picture. who was playing….. …….zoo two days
kitchen. to her brother. guitar. ago.
Look! It is …..owl. They have got..... Have you seen …. It is ….vey Pablo is ……….
dog and ....cat. wife of Salim? interesting active detective.
fairytale.
Mr.Ghali reads ……. She likes sweeping Is she going to …… This young woman They are
news every day. ………floor. beach? is eating .....apple. washing…….father’s
car.
1. before specific countable and uncountable nouns-
singular and plural: the soap/the dog/the cats
2.something or someone already mentioned
3.before the superlative: the best student in the class
4.musical instruments- the guitar/the piano
5.nationalities: the Greeks, the French
6.family names: the Browns, the Clintons
7.hotels: The Ritz, The Grande Bretagne, the Hilton
8.cinemas: The Odean/ The Palace
9.newspapers: The New York Times/The Guardian
10.organizations: The Boy Scouts/The Red Cross
11.seas,rivers,oceans: the Aegean Sea/the Pacific Ocean
12.deserts: the Sahara Desert, the Gobi Desert
13.mountain ranges: The Alps, The Himalayas
14.groups of Islands: the Seychelles/the Cyclades
15.some countries: the USA/ the UK/ the Netherlands
16.dates: the first of May
17.the morning, the afternoon, the evening
18.before: unique people and things: the sun/
the moon/the Pope/ the president
ARTICLES: THE, A, AN
Write a, an or the
1. Paul has got………….very nice mum.
2. Excuse me, where is ………post office?
3. I’m writing…………letter to my friend Jane.
4. Have you got………………interesting job?
5. ……………moon seems so near tonight.
6. Don’t walk on ………….grass!
7. …………girls in your class are super!
8. Can I have…………..a glass of water, please?
9. My brother is…………..Engineer.
10. ……………football match is on Sunday
AN OR A?
1. My dad is……………….inventor.
2. Is it …………………….exciting novel?
3. This is ……………….very valuable ring!
4. Look! ……………..eagle and ……lion!
5. Would you like …………..apple?
6. They have got……large house.
7. He is …………….American pop singer.
8. It’s ……………….romantic song!
9. Is this ………………African elephant?
10. That’s ………..beautiful place.
Courtesy : K S Shrirajesh, GHS M.T.Puliyur, Karur. Dt.,
INDEFINITE ARTICLES – “a” or “an”?
GRAMMAR RULES
1. “A” goes before nouns starting with a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, etc…)
2. “An” goes before nouns starting with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
EXCEPTIONS
1. Certain “H” words - use “an” where the “h” is not pronounced (sounds like “on” or “owl” instead)
2. Certain “U” words – use “a” where the start of the word is pronounced “you”
___________ hour __________ igloo
___________ university __________ icecream
____ European country ______ honorable man
____________ school _________ helicopter
__________ unicorn _________ dinosaur
___________ orange ___________ house
_________ honest girl ___________ umbrella
____________ apple _____ air-conditioner
________ ukulele ______ egg
________ ace of spades _________ Union Jack
_________ uniform _______ xylophone
Fi
Fill in a or an
1. ______ English book 9. ______ dog
2. ___________ apple 10. ____blue notebook
3. ___________ baby 11. ____ red pencil
a 4.
5.
6.
____________ ball
____________book
____________door
12. _____ window
13. _____ ruler
14. _____ animal
7. ____________ egg 15. _____ dinosaur
8. ____________orange 16. _____ flower
or
Fill in a or an
1. _______ igloo 10. _________ tomato
2. _______ octopus 11. _________ eye
a 3.
4.
_______ pencil
_______ potato
12. _________ ear
13. _________ big nose
5. _______ present 14. _________ alligator
n 6.
7.
8.
_______ ice cream
________umbrella
________ fish
15. _________ old car
16. _________ iguana
17. _________ box
9. _______ apple tree 18. _________ parrot
ARTICLES: exercises
A/an is used to indicate that there is one of something. A + consonant: a school
a book a student An + vowel: an exam an apple an elephant an eye
The we use when we know or can see which thing we are talking about.
Open the window. The book is very old. Look! It’s the black dog.
I Write the following words in the correct columns. II Fill in the gaps with a or an
egg snake tiger umbrella old house new box 1. Archie is ___ big dog.
small cat girl orange elephant big elephant
2. Nick is ___ student at ____ language school.
a an 3. Jane’s mum is __ teacher and her dad is __ engineer.
4. We went to see ____ film yesterday.
5. There is __sofa and ___armchair in the living room.
6. I wrote ____ email to my friend in Japan.
7. Ann’s got ___ evening job as ___ babysitter.
III Correct the sentences. Add the. IV Underline the correct article or no article.
1. Girls in my class are nice.______________________ 1. Put the/a dictionary in its place.
2. What’s date today? ___________________________ 2. It’s a /an big red apple.
3. How old is boy? _____________________________ 3. Whose the/-- jacket is it?
4. They aren’t on table. __________________________ 4. There’s an/-- art gallery and a/-- theatre in our
5. Child looks like his father.______________________ town.
5. I go to school by a/-- bus. The/A bus is often late.
6. Clean carpet, please.___________________________
6. I live in an/ a beautiful country. A /The capital city
7. How much is dictionary? ______________________
is very old.
V Choose the best option to complete the sentences. VI Correct the mistakes and show the place for articles.
1. Mary is ___ secondary school student Example: Jill watched film in French yesterday.
A the Ba C– ______ a film __________
2. Has the town got ___airport?
1. There is new theatre in town centre.
A an B the C–
___________________________________________
3. Mr. Brown didn’t wear ____ suit this morning. He
2. Have you got lot of friends at school?
wore jeans.
____________________________________________
A -- B the Ca
3. Let’s eat at café next to cinema.
4. Sarah lives in ____ old house.
____________________________________________
A an B -- C the
4. Mark has lunch at school. Food at his school is very
5. John speaks _____ Chinese.
good._________________________________________
A the B -- Ca
6. Children don’t go to ____ school on Sundays. 5. That was interesting and fantastic film. Who was
A -- Ba C the director? ______________________________________
7. Mrs. Miles stayed in ____ small hotel last month.
A the B -- Ca
KEY
I
a snake tiger new box small cat girl big elephant
an egg umbrella old house orange elephant
II
1 a 2 a, a 3 a, an 4 a 5 a, an 6 an 7 an, a
III
1 The girls
2 the date
3 the boy
4 the table
5 The child
6 the carpet
7 the dictionary
IV
1 the 2 a 3 -- 4 an, a 5 --, The 6 a, The
V
1 B 2A 3C 4A 5B 6A 7C
VI
1 There is a new theatre in the town centre.
2 Have you got a lot of friends at school?
3 Let’s eat at the café next to the cinema.
4 Mark has lunch at school. The food at his school is very good.
5 That was an interesting and fantastic film. Who was the director?
1. before specific countable and uncountable nouns-
singular and plural: the soap/the dog/the cats
2.something or someone already mentioned
3.before the superlative: the best student in the class
4.musical instruments- the guitar/the piano
5.nationalities: the Greeks, the French
6.family names: the Browns, the Clintons
7.hotels: The Ritz, The Grande Bretagne, the Hilton
8.cinemas: The Odean/ The Palace
9.newspapers: The New York Times/The Guardian
10.organizations: The Boy Scouts/The Red Cross
11.seas,rivers,oceans: the Aegean Sea/the Pacific Ocean
12.deserts: the Sahara Desert, the Gobi Desert
13.mountain ranges: The Alps, The Himalayas
14.groups of Islands: the Seychelles/the Cyclades
15.some countries: the USA/ the UK/ the Netherlands
16.dates: the first of May
17.the morning, the afternoon, the evening
18.before: unique people and things: the sun/
the moon/the Pope/ the president
