Grammar Worksheet

Date : ____________________

Articles (a / an / the)
Part 1 a / an

A or An is used for singular nouns.

A is used before nouns starting with a consonant sound.
An is used before nouns starting with a vowel sound, regardless of whether the word begins
with a vowel letter.
noun

article + noun

egg
apple
house
dog
cat

an egg
an apple
a house
a dog
a cat

starting with
vowel letters

starting with
vowel sounds

beginning sound
e (vowel)
a (vowel)
(consonant)
(consonant)
(consonant)

Exercise 1:
Fill in the blanks with a / an.
1. There is __________ cup on the table.
2. Susan has __________ apple.
3. Paul wants to eat __________ ice cream.
4. There is __________ aeroplane in the sky.
5. Amy has __________ doll.
6. She has __________ pencil case.
7. There is __________ elephant in the zoo.
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8. Mary has __________ umbrella.

9. Peter has __________ big apple.
10. There is __________ mango in the basket.
11. John has __________ blue umbrella.
12. There is __________ orange on the plate.

Exercise 2:
Whats in the room? Fill in the blanks with a / an.

.
1. There is __________ picture.

2.

There is __________ aeroplane.

3. There is __________ ruler.

4.

There is __________ umbrella.

5. There is __________ elephant.

6.

There is __________ ox.

7. There is __________ book.

8.

There is __________ water bottle.

9. There is __________ sheep.

10. There is __________ ice cream.

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Part 2 the
You use the before a noun when people know which thing or person you mean (definite
article). If you are talking about a particular person or thing you use the.
It can be used for singular and plural nouns.
Example 1:
The tiger is chasing the rabbit. (definite article)
The apple is in the basket.
(singular)
The apples are in the basket. (plural)
If we talk about the same thing again we also use the.
Example 2:

Alex has an apple. He is eating the apple

Jeff has a fish. The fish is in a tank.
Peter has a dog. The dog is barking.

Exercise 3 :
Fill in the blanks with a / an / the.
1.

Let's sing __________song.

2.

Peter has __________ apple everyday.

3.

She has __________ exercise book.

4.

Lucy has __________dog. The dog is under the table.

5.

Ben has __________ old bike.

6.

Jim has __________ big red ball.

7.

Andy is __________ noisy person.

8.

John has __________ car. __________ car is blue.

9.

I have __________ blue pen. __________ pen is in my pencil case.

10. Emily needs __________ new desk in her room.

11. Jane is writing __________ new book.

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12. She has __________ piano lesson every Friday. __________ lesson starts at 3
oclock.

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