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The document provides examples and rules for using indefinite articles (a/an) and the definite article (the) in English. It explains that: 1) We use "a" before consonant sounds and "an" before vowel sounds for singular nouns. 2) The definite article "the" is used to refer to a specific noun when it is clear which one is being discussed. 3) No article is used with plural nouns.

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Article A, An, The.

The document provides examples and rules for using indefinite articles (a/an) and the definite article (the) in English. It explains that: 1) We use "a" before consonant sounds and "an" before vowel sounds for singular nouns. 2) The definite article "the" is used to refer to a specific noun when it is clear which one is being discussed. 3) No article is used with plural nouns.

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INDEFINITE ARTICLE A / AN

DEFINITE ARTICLE - THE

Read the tree examples: Read the two examples:

A pear An orange Grapes Can you give a Can you give the
book? book?

• We use a / an for singular nouns • There are three books there.

• We use a when the noun begins A book = book one or two or

with a consonant sound. three.

• We use an when the noun begins • The chair = there is only a book so

with a vowel sound. we know which book.

• No articles used with plural nouns


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 _____ teacher´s table.

H) At two o´clock we are going to _____ cinema with our _____ friends.

I) Studying Mats is _____ hard work.

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