Articles practice:

I. ARTICLES

Singular countable nouns Uncountable nouns Plural nouns

Definite The The The
Indefinite a / an Zero article Zero article

1. a – is used before a noun that starts by a consonant sound.

Examples:

a book a car a uniform

a student a pencil a university

a Bible a fan a European

2. an – is used before a noun that starts by vowel sound.

E.g.

an orange an sos

an egg an sms

an apple an umbrella

an eye an ice-cream.

3. The – is used before unique thing in the world.

E.g.
The sun The sky The earth

The world The moon The star

• The sun is shining

• The sky is very blue
• The earth moves round the sun

Note:

The can also be used before some countries, such as:

The Netherlands The UK

The Vatican City The Maldives

The USA The Philippines

The can also be used in specific or particular cases and with uncountable and plural nouns

The water The headmaster

The people The Minister

The schools The blood

The president The Secretary General of United Nations

• The water of the river is sweet

• The President of Mozambique is giving a speech

Exercises

1. Put a/an before the following nouns

___umbrella ___teacher ___hairdresser ___key

___lawyer ___conductor ___agent ___aeroplane

___plumber ___accountant ___officer ___attic

___engineer ___taxi driver ___airport ___psychologist

2. Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, the, or leave the space blank if no
article is needed.
1. I want____apple from that basket.
2. ____church on the corner is progressive.
3. Miss Lin speaks____Chinese.
4. She is____african girl.
5. I borrowed____pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.
6. One of the students said, "___professsor is late."
7. Tsakane likes to play____volleyball.
8. I bought___umbrella to go out in the rain.
9. Please give me____cake that is in the corner.
10. ____ink in my pen is red.
11. Our neighbours have___cat and___dog.
12. I lived on___main street when I first came to town.
13. My husband’s family speaks___polish.
14. ___apple a day keeps the doctor away.
15. My daughter is learning to play___violin at her school.
16. Albany is the capital of___New York State.