Articles
ARTICLES
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
There are 5 best friends in the
English alphabet.
a, e, i, o, u
The letters a, e, i, o, u are vowels. They can be spoken alone.
The other 21 letters are consonants. They need the help of vowels to be spoken.
Today we are going to study about
Three New Buddies!!
3 new buddies
an
a the
They are called Articles.
Let’s learn more!
Article : A
We place ‘a’ before the words beginning with a consonant or consonant sound.
a dog a flower a nurse a giraffe
Article : An
We place ‘an’ before the words beginning with a vowel or vowel sound.
an egg an inchworm
Article : An
We place ‘an’ before the words beginning with a vowel or a vowel sound.
an umbrella
Articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ do not point out to any particular person or thing.
e.g, A boy is crying.
The hunters caught an elephant.
A and an are used before singular nouns which we can count.
It means one or any. e.g., a mouse, an ostrich
Quiz Time!
Fill in the blank with the correct article.
___ alligator
an
Fill in the blank with the correct article.
___ book
a
Fill in the blank with the correct article.
___ doctor
a
Fill in the blank with the correct article.
___ owl
an
Fill in the blank with the correct article.
an
___ urn
Fill in the blank with the correct article.
___ donkey
a
Fill in the blank with the correct article.
___orange
an
Fill in the blank with the correct article.
___ envelope
an
Thank You!!
Continued…..
We learnt about two buddies :
a an
Let’s learn about the third buddy :
The
Article : The
‘The’ is used to point out to a particular person or thing. e.g., The baby is sleeping.
The is used:
Before the names of unique things, like the sun, the moon, the sky etc.
The sun The earth
The is used:
Before the names of the holy books, like the Ramayana, the Bible, the Vedas etc.
The Vedas The Ramayana
The is used:
Before the names of famous monuments, like the Taj Mahal, the Statue of Liberty, etc.
The Taj Mahal The Statue of Liberty
The is used:
Before the names of mountain ranges and deserts, like the Himalayas, the Sahara Desert, etc.
The Himalayas The Sahara Desert
The is used:
Before the names of rivers and oceans, like the Indian Ocean, the Ganga, etc.
The Indian Ocean The Ganga
The is used:
Before a noun which has been already talked about and is being referred to again.
For example:
A boy and a girl were playing.
The boy was tall but the girl was short.
Exceptions:
We use ‘an’ before the words hour or honest because they begin with a vowel sound, as the initial consonant ‘h’is not pronounced.
Exceptions:
We use ‘a’ before the words university, unicorn, union, uniform or European because they begin with a consonant sound, i.e.,‘yu’.
a unicorn a uniform a university
Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.
The girl is eating ____ apple. (a, an, the)
an
Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.
______ Sun is shining bright. (a, an, the)
The
Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.
I am reading ___ book. (a, an, the)
a
Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.
My uncle is ____ astronaut. (a, an, the)
an
Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.
_____ Ganga is a holy river. (a, an, the)
The
Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.
I have __ horse. ___ horse is brown in colour. (a, an, the)
a
The
Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.
___ elephant is running behind __ rabbit. ____ elephant is huge. (a, an, the)
a
An
The
Thank You!