Date: ______________________________________________________________

Name:___________________________________________________________________

Review:
Articles (a / an / the)

The articles are words used to precede the nouns when forming a sentence or writing and
speaking.

a: is used before singular nouns starting with consonant sounds. (ex: a table, a chair, a
student…)

an: is used before singular nouns starting with a vowel sound. (ex: an apple, an eraser, an
orange…)

the: is used before both singular and plural nouns but talking about a specific subject (ex: the
apple, the kids, the family, the table…)

Exercise
Use “a” or “an” before each one of the following nouns:

________ star ________ old person

________ shirt ________ potato

________person ________ island

________ ostrich ________ arm

________ sharpener ________ egg

Exercise:
Use “a”, “an” or “the” before the following nouns. Be careful with the plurals!:

________ blackboard ________ clock

________ books ________ sharpeners

________ notebook ________ teacher

________ eraser ________ orange

________ pencil ________ tables