Articles

Articles

by NIRMALA Moe

​Articles - A, An, and The

​-an is used for words that starts with the vowel 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o' and 'u'

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Example

​- an aeroplane

​- an eagle

​- an egg

​- an orange

​a ia used with

• ​consonants like b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z

• example

  • ​a book

  • ​a copier

  • ​a hat

  • ​a rabbit

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Multiple Choice

_____ bull is a fierce animal.

• An

• A

Multiple Choice

_____ owl is hooting.

• An

• A

Multiple Choice

Give me _____ piece of cake.

• An

• A

Multiple Choice

I want to draw a picture of ____ igloo.

• An

• A

Multiple Choice

______ aeroplane is flying high.

• An

• A

​Correct the errors.

​Give me an spoon.

​That is an handbag.

A ostrich has two legs..

This is a ox.

We eat a orange.

'The'

​- We use 'the' on the same person or thing mentioned earlier.

​- Example

​Jack has a gold fish. The gold fish swims freely in the fish tank.

'The'

​- We use 'the' to a specific person or thing

​- Example

The man is my father.

'The'

​- We use 'the' to the only person or thing

​- Example

The sun is hot.

'The'

​- We use 'the' to the superlative form of adjectives.

​- Example

Eunice is the prettiest

girl in my class.

​My father bought ___ kite for me. We played ____ kite together.

​Ravi has ___ dog. He plays with ___ dog every evening.

​Mr.Lee is ___ pilot. He flies ___ aeroplane all around the world.

___ whale is ____ largest mammal on the earth.

Mr Jack is ____ ship captain. He has 40 sailors who work on ____ ship.

___ sun is the centre of the solar system. It has ___ sphere shape.

____ children are at ____ book fair. They follow their parents to ___ book fair.

Zuraimi loves explore the internet. Yesterday he searched for ___ article on knowledge.

____ article gave him ______ idea about his search.

Gopi has ___ friend. He is in ________ same class. His friend lovws badminton.

They play at _____ field after school.