Articles Grammar

Articles

Reading Intervention

​An article is a word that signals a noun.

Multiple Choice

What is a noun?

• an action or state of being

• a framework of thinking

• a person, place, thing or idea

• the act of thinking about thinking

​An article is a word that signals a noun.

​A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

A noun answers the question "who" or "what."​

​A dog runs outside.

The cats meow for food.​

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Type the words you think are articles.

​A, an, and the are articles that signal nouns.

​A dog runs outside.

The cats meow for food.​

​A, An	The​
​refers to a nonspecific noun	refers to a specific noun​

An comes before a word that starts with a vowel sound.

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an apple

an ostrich​

An

​A comes before a word that starts with a consonant sound.

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a book​

​a lamp

A

When to Use A/An

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Multiple Select

Choose the letters that are consonants.

• b, j, k

• c, n, m

• a, e

• o, u

• t, q, l

Multiple Select

Choose the letters that are vowels

• a, i

• b, d c

• v, w, z

• e

• o, u

THE​

Use THE when you are:

• referring to a specific noun

• have already mentioned the noun​

Fido, my dog, runs out of the door; then, the dog runs into the street!​

Let's practice articles!

Choose the article that best fits each sentence. Some questions require you to choose the correct answer and some questions require you to provide the correct answer.

Multiple Choice

I like to read ( a , an , the ) book before bed.

• a

• the

• an

Multiple Choice

My dream is to be ( a , an , the ) author.

• the

• an

• a

Multiple Choice

( A , An , The ) Prime Minister is visiting.

• The

• A

• An

Multiple Choice

We built ( a , an , the ) igloo on our snow day.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

She bought ( a , an , the ) lamp for her sister.

• the

• an

• a

Multiple Choice

( A , An, The ) sun is behind the clouds.

• A

• The

• An

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Sometimes ( a , an , the ) apology can save you from an argument.

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I volunteer at ( a , an , the ) library and help sort books.

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If ( a , an , the ) storm comes, we will take shelter.

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I need to buy a bookshelf and ( a , an, the ) desk for my office.

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Please water the plants before you take out ( a , an , the ) trash.

Specific vs. Non-Specific

Multiple Choice

Pick up ( a , the ) kid.

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

Pick up ( a , the ) kid.

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

Pick up ( an , the ) apple.

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

Pick up ( an , the ) apple.

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

Pick up ( an , the ) egg.

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

Pick up ( an , the ) egg.

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

Pick up ( a , the ) pencil.

• a

• the

Multiple Choice

Pick up ( a , the ) pencil.

• a

• the

Nouns that begin with a vowel but sound like a consonant take the article a.

• European

• university​

​Exception 2

Nouns that begin with a consonant but sound like a vowel take the article an.

• hour

• honor​

Exception 1

Article Exceptions

Multiple Choice

It was ( a , an ) honor to serve.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

She drew ( a, an ) unicorn.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

We went on ( a , an ) European cruise.

• a

• an

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Paulo attended ( a , an ) university.

Fill in the Blank

It took ( a , an ) hour to bake.