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Read the tree examples:
A pear An orange Grapes
We use a / an for singular nouns
We use a when the noun begins
with a consonant.
We use an when the noun begins
with a vowel.
No articles used with plural nouns
DEFINITE ARTICLE - THE
Read the two examples:
Can you give a
book?
Can you give the
book?
There are three books there. A
book = book one or two or
three.
The chair = there is only a book
so we know which book.


1. Fill in the blanks with a , an or _

A) _____ umbrella
B) _____ apple
C) _____ onion
D) _____ books
E) _____ eye
F) _____ glasses
G) _____ kiwi
H) _____ banana
I) _____ Money.
J) _____ ears.
K) _____ water melon

2. Fill in the blanks with the definite article (the) or indefinite article
(a/an) when necessary.

A) Mary is _____ nice girl who lives on _____ first floor.
B) My father is looking or _____ job in neighbourhood, near our _____
house.
C) _____ students in _____ next classroom are making_____ noise.
D) We have _____ English lesson three times _____ week.
E) Ann is _____ clever students and she has got _____ good memory.
F) What _____ lovely day!
G) There are over _____ hundred handouts on _____ teachers table.
H) At two oclock we are going to _____ cinema with our _____ friends.
I) Studying Mats is _____ hard work.