Year 2021-22

STD : II SUB : ENGLISH GRAMMAR

TOPIC : ARTICLES
INTRODUCTION: We use ‘a’ before nouns which begin with consonants.

Example: a ball, a cap

We use ‘an’ before nouns which begin with vowels.

Example: an ant , an umbrella

We use ‘the’ in the place of ‘a’ or ‘an’ when we talk about a noun second time.

Example: I saw a house .The house is big.

We also use ‘the’ before some proper nouns .

Example : The Earth , The Sun , The Ganga etc.

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1) I had ______ orange for breakfast.

2) ____________sky is blue.

3) I saw a white swan. _________ swan was beautiful.

4) ______ Earth is round.

5) There is a tree. _______ tree is big.

6) We need ________ umbrella when it rains.

7) We are going to see ___________ Taj Mahal.

8) A tiger is _________ wild animal.

 9) I saw a car. ________ car is moving.

10) He is a boy. ______ boy is tall.

WORKSHEET – 2

Write the correct article ( a, an, the) before each noun.

1)_________ igloo

2) ________ mango

3) ________ Moon

4) ________ ink - pot

5) ________ eagle

6) ________ Godavari

7) _______ kitten

8) _______ Sun

9) ______ owl

10) _____ Qutub Minar