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Toachers In this
unit, students will revise the use of articles and also
learn
Noce where articles are not required.

students, you know that a, an and the are articles. 'A' and 'an' do
ot refer to particular person, place, animal
thing. They
or are called
ndefinite articles. They are used with singular countable nouns.
he articles which point out some particular person,
place, animal or
hing are called definite articles. 'The' is used with both
lural; countable and uncountable nouns singular and
(in particular cases).

n is used before words that begin with vowels (a, e, i, o,

wel sound too. u). They must havea
amples:

an alligator an ox an eagle

an igloo an umbrella an assS

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we say an hour and an honest man becauseh
also
these words and they begin with a vowel sound.
'A' is used before words that begin with consonants. They must have
have aacon
consonant
sound t0o.

Examples:

iclioao

a medal1 a flower a dictionary

a parrot a zebra a chair

We also say a unicorn, a useful thing and a one-rupee coin because

these words have consonant sound.

I. Put g or an before these words:

1 .ring 9 . friend
2 an .expensive ring 10. bucket
3 an eGS 11 empty bucket
4 golden eg8 12 a vulture
5. Qn easy question 13. rose flower
6. tough question 14. an orchid stick
7. 2 hammer 15. a one-rupeenote
8. blazer 16. n_arm chair

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Fillin
parasol is quite like_on - umbrella.
2. Muskan has pet dog, Google. She bought an egg
and m a d e _ y _ omelette for the doog.
3. 1brought a pair of socks and. black coat.
4. He saw. one-eyed man selling handicrafts items to a n
American tourist.
5. n_ elegant woman is sitting over there.
6. She is O n army officer. Her sister is an-astronaut.
7. unicorn is Qn_ imaginary creature.
8. Shrek was On ogre but he had kind nature.
9. I need. 2 blue sketch pen. Please give me
yours.
10. French is Qn easy language.
We use the' when mention
we
something again.
Examples: He has g parrot. The parrot can sing bhajans.
I ate an apple. The apple was crunchy.
We use 'the' before definite person or
thing.
Examples: Look at the board.
Bring me the uniform from the cupboard.
We use 'the' before names of rivers,
seas, oceans, mountain
ranges,
holy books, famous buildings, heavenly bodies,
Examples: The Nile flows through Egypt. superlative degree,
etc.
The Sahara is a desert.
The Statue of Liberty is in New York.
The Earth is a planet.
He is the tallest boy in our class.
L. Fill in the
blanks with a/an/the:
1. Ihave bought.
pair of jeans.
new

Have you worn he_ pair of jeans that I brought for you?
.
Ihave to make a phone call.

4.Giveme tae phone.

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 5. There is. -
new student in my class.

6. Please switch off thefan.

7. he_Times of India is popular newspaper.
8. ha- engineer designs bridges and roads.
9. It is the untidy room.
10 H flock of sheep was grazing in the field.

11.Iread. story about. unicorn, On

ogre and
fairy. he story was awesome.

12.We are going for. one-week trip to Chennai.

13. Rachna wrote poem yesterday. She posted it onthe
facebook.. he poem got hundreds of likes.
14. Who is t h e most famous leader in t h e world?
15. Harsh is Hheheadboy of our school.
16.I have never seen Qn alien.

We generally don't use 'the' with proper nouns.

The Delhi; the Kapil Dev
We generally don't use 'the' with uncountable nouns.
the water is a natural resource.
the gold is a precious metal.

We use the' with them in special cases. We shall study them in next class.
IV. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. Put aX where articles are not required:
1. I live in. India.
2. Wecan'tlive without. food.
3. The camel is - - useful animal.
4. he Prime Minister hoisted
henational flag.
5 he cake baked by my mom is delicious.
I 6. The Mount Everest is h e highest mountain peak "
aeworld.
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 7. he Indus, The Ganges andthe
rivers arise in the Himalayas. Brahmaputra
I8. Bearslike honey.
9 .wood is used to make furniture.
10. he wood used to make this
furniture is imported.
11.Please give me
sugar.
12.We spent n-hour in t h e shop.
I 13.. Rajasthan is beautiful state. It is famous
theforts. Have you seen. for
Amer Fort?
14. Would you like to have-
dosa? No, Iwant.
he -
dosa served here is not noodles
tasty.
15.He is travel agent. He is
client today. expecting On important
client is from X France.

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