Indefinite Article ( A, An)

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Practice

"A" is used for nouns that begin with a consonant sound.  

 e.g.  a pen;   a dog;    a bus;    a man;    a lion   

"An" is used for nouns that begin with a vowel sound /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/,/u/.                                                                                                  e.g.   an apple;   an orange;   an umbrella                               

N.B. We also use 'an' before words that begin with a silent h.                e.g. an hour;    an honest man

"A", "An" are used :

         e.g. I have a pencil and a rubber in my school bag.

         e.g. An elephant and a mouse are friends.

               Would you like a hamburger?

        e.g. I'm a teacher.

       e.g. a hundred people

             a million dollars   

N.B. We don't use 'a' or 'an' before a plural noun or an uncountable noun.

        e.g. We like dogs.

               I drink water.

Practice                             

　Primary 1

　Primary 2

The Definite Article ( The)

Grammar notes

Practice

We use 'The'

        e.g.This is the man I told you about.

        e.g. the sun;  the moon;   the sea

        e.g. He is the tallest in the class.

       e.g. Open the window.

              The lion is sleeping under the tree.

      e.g. I play the guitar.

We don't use 'The'

        e.g. We go to school at eight o'clock.

       e.g. Birds fly.

        e.g. His name is Peter.

              I like English.

              She plays piano on Sundays.

              It snows in winter.

Practice                             

　Primary 2