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Student: __________________________________________ Date:

___/___/_____
Teacher: __________________________________ Time:
_____________________

Articles (A, AN and THE)


A before singular words which begin with consonants: a doctor, a house, a dog,
a family, a school, a bad man, a terrible year, etc.
Exception 1: Use A before singular words which begin with U (sound of you) or
EU: a university, a European city.
AN before singular words which begin with vowels: an elephant, an apple, an
airplane, an intelligent woman, an ugly man, etc.
Exception 2: Use AN before singular words which begin with H (mute): an hour.
Exercise 1: Put A or AN in the gaps.
1. Wayne Rooney is _________ soccer player.
2. Angeline Jolie is _________ actress.
3. Lady Gaga is _________ singer.
4. New York is _________ city.
5. California is _________ American state.
6. Oxford is _________ city.
7. Oxford is _________ European city. But it is also _________ university.
8. Brazil is _________ country.
9. Brazilian is _________ nationality. Its not _________ language.
10.

Taj Mahal is _________ Indian Monument.

11.

Lampard is _________ English soccer player.

12.

Watford FC is _________ soccer team.

13.

Watford is _________ English school.

14.

Watford is _________ school in Brazil.

15.

Watford is _________ city in Europe.

THE Use it before something unique. It can be used for singular or plural nouns.

She is the woman of my life.

He is the man of your dreams.

It is the perfect opportunity.

She is the best teacher.

They are the students.

Exercise 2: Put THE, A or AN in the gaps.


Hi. My name is Julie. Im _________ student at Watford. It is _________ English school
in Natal. _________ school is great. _________ teacher in my class is Mary. She is
_________ experienced teacher. _________ classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Joshua is _________ student, too. He is ________ best classmate. He is my boyfriend.
Exercise 3: Look at the pictures and write sentences using articles and the
following words: SPORT, CONTINENT, COUNTRY, QUEEN OF ENGLAND, SINGER,
FINALISTS, NATIONAL SYMBOL, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, LANGUAGE and
LEAGUE.

Lady Gaga is a singer.

The
United
States
is
_____________________________. The eagle
is ______________________________________.

Elizabeth
Alexandra
Mary
is
______________________
_________________________________________
____________.

Barack
Obama
is
________________________________
_________________________________________
___________.
Soccer
is
_________________________________________
.

Africa
is
_________________________________________
_.

English
is
________________________________________.
NBA
is
_________________________________________
__.
Manchester United and Chelsea are
____________
_________________________________________
__________.

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