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ARTICLES

a / an / the

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ARTICLES
A,

An and The are articles. Articles are used in front of nouns.

Nouns : animals (cat, dog ) people (teacher, boy) objects (pens, pencils)

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The article a
A is used in front of singular nouns

which begin with consonant sounds (b,c,d,f,g, ) countable nouns.

A is used only for singular

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Examples
There

is a rat under my table. We want to buy a car for my mother. There is a zoo near my uncles house. The children have a rabbit as a pet. I have a brother and also a sister.

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The article an
An

is used in front of singular nouns which begin with vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u) An is used only for countable nouns.

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Examples
An

ant fell into his coffee. I eat an apple every day. She saw an elephant at the circus. Martina wants to buy an umbrella. Mrs Rajaratnam is an Indian lady.

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Special case
He

has only done workbook.

a unit in his a

My

brother studies English at university in England.

The words unit and university begin with a consonant or y sound so the article a is used.
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Special case
Please

meet me at the cinema in hours time.

an

An L-license driver usually drives

very slowly.

The words L-license and hours begin with a vowel sound so the article an is used.
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BREAK!
You have been kidnapped and locked up in a hut on a deserted island. You managed to untie yourself and are trying to escape. You look around the hut and see the things listed below. Decide FIVE objects you will take with you. Give reasons for your decision.
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axe

hammer

blanket gun

knife ladder

paper and pencil rope scissors

guitar

first aid kit telescope

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The article the


The is used in front of nouns

(singular, plural, countable and uncountable). It is used when we speak about a specific person, thing, place or country.

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Examples
The

king will visit Perak next week. The Philippines is made up of many island.

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The article the


The

is also used when we speak about something or someone for the second time.

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Examples
A

hunter shot a tiger. The tiger had killed many goats. I bought a shirt. The shirt is red in colour.

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The article the


The

is used for ONE AND ONLY

The sun is shining brightly. We can see the moon now.

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The article the


The

is used in the superlative form. biggest tallest longest most beautiful

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Examples
The

biggest cake won the prize. He is the tallest boy in the class. She is the most beautiful girl in the school.

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Fill in the blanks with


1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

a, an or the.

Sam won _____prize at the competition. _______quietest girl answered the question. My mother gave me ____doll yesterday. The king bought ____aeroplane. They are going to watch ____football match. It was cloudy so we could not see ____sun. He ate ____bowl of rice yesterday. We must finish our work in ____hour. The boys had _____fight in the field. My brother studies in ______university.

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