0Articles:
- The words a, an and the are considered to be articles.
- We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound.
- We use the article ‘an’ before a singular noun which begins with a vowel sound.
- Means, ‘an’ comes before a vowel.
- ‘an’ also comes before h.
Exercise:
Q.1 Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
| 1) _____ orange 2) _____ pizza 3) _____ shell 4) _____ onion 5) _____ umbrella 6) _____ hotel 7) _____ fridge 8) _____ window | 9) _____ eyelash 10) _____ theatre 11) _____ ice-cream 12) _____ envelope 13) _____ butterfly 14) _____ bedroom 15) _____ university 16) _____ bus |
Q.2 Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1) The children sang songs at _____ school celebration.
2) What’s _____biggest animal in the world?
3) My little sister can tell _____ time.
4) My sister is _____ teacher and my brother works in _____ factory.
5) I’m having _____ big chicken sandwich for lunch.
6) Anna is _____ youngest girl in my class.
7) A horse is smaller than _____ elephant.
8) We built _____ big fire and had _____ picnic on the beach.
9) Add _____ apples then _____ sugar.
10) Can I borrow _____ glue, please?
11) I saw _____ Taj Mahal during _____ summer holidays.
12) Ben plays _____ carom.
13) _____ Nile is _____ longest river in Africa.
