Articles

We can use articles before nouns.

1. True or false?
Read and circle true or false for these sentences.

Yesterday we went on a school trip. The trip was great! We went to a

wildlife park. At the park I saw a lion, an elephant and many other
animals. My favourite was the elephant. Her name is Amira and she’s
from India. We saw her eat lunch!

a. The school trip was great. true false

b. He went to a zoo. true false

c. He saw a lion. true false

d. The elephant’s name is Anne. true false

e. He saw the elephant eat dinner. true false

2. Choose the answer!

Read the sentence. Circle the correct answer.

a. I’ve got a red pen and orange pen. The red pen is my favourite. a / an / the

b. We stayed in hotel. The hotel had a swimming pool. a / an / the

c. He saw a lion and a giraffe at the wildlife park. lion was scary. A / An / The

d. This is interesting book. The book is about animals. a / an / the

e. I had a party for my birthday. Lots of my friends came to party. a / an / the

f. Have you got brother or a sister? a / an / the

g. She didn’t have apple for lunch. She had a banana. a / an / the

h. I went on an aeroplane to Brazil. aeroplane was really cool! A / An / The

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3. Make it right!
Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

a. We bought a game and a toy, but a game was broken.

We bought a game and a toy, but the game was broken.

b. Did she go to the Australia?

c. He didn’t bring a umbrella.

d. They have the dinner at 6 o'clock every day.

e. We played football with a Tom.

f. In my school there is a gym and the swimming pool.

g. He’s got a old bike.

h. My cat chased a mouse but a mouse ran away!

4. Write and draw!

Think of a school trip or a place you have visited. Where did you go? Write
about it like in exercise 1 and draw a picture!

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