GRAMMAR–FORM 1 HOMEWORK (24 JUNE 2020)

Articles

1 The words 'a', 'an' and 'the' are articles. There are two types of articles.

ARTICLES -

Indefinite Articles - a , an
Definite Articles - the

Indefinite Articles - 'a' and 'an'

1. We use 'indefinite' to mean 'not sure' or 'not certain’. When we are

talking about one thing in general, we use 'a' or 'an'. Indefinite
articles are used before singular countable nouns.

She made a resolution to work harder at school.

My brother received a toy truck for his birthday.
She had an ice cream after lunch.

2. Whether we use 'a' or 'an' depends on the sound that begins the
next word (the word that comes after 'a' or 'an').
singular noun beginning with a consonant sound -
a book, a camera, a desk, a university, a unicorn, a union

singular noun beginning with a vowel sound -

an apple, an eel, an igloo, an owl, an urn, an hour, an heir
3. If an adjective comes between the article and the noun, you need to
listen to the initial sound of the adjective before you can decide whether
to use 'a' or 'an'.

a bad apple a broken egg

an honest man
an unusual tradition
an eager beaver

4. Remember that you cannot use 'a' or 'an' with plural nouns
because 'a' and 'an' means 'one' or 'a single’.

I saw a lantern there. Correct

I saw a lanterns there. Wrong

- All right, now let’s try some exercises! -

A.Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.

1 A: Mother has made _____orange cake. Would you like to have

_______slice?

B: Yes, _________large slice, please!

2 Lilian's home is beautiful! She has __________airy, spacious bedroom

and __________walk-in closet!

3 Beth is ___________hardworking girl. I often see her studying in

________library.

4 A: It's such _______lovely day! Let's go to ________ beach.

B: Beach? No way! I want to go to __________cinema to watch

_________ movie.

5 A: May I know ____ time, please?

B: I'm sorry, I don't have __________watch. Please ask__________

boy over there. He has _________watch.

6 My aunt has just returned from East Malaysia. She stayed with
__________old friend of hers who has ______bungalow by _______ sea.

7 ________good friend of mine was killed in ____________

accident __________few weeks ago. She was driving to

work at _______time of ___________accident.

8 ________person who is happy all _________time can face problems in

life better than _________person who always walks around with
__________sad face.

9 Encik Ramli is __________retired bank officer. He is _________very

pleasant and hardworking person. He

now works in __________accounting firm.

10 A: May I know ___________way to _____________nearest post office,

please?

B: It's at __________junction of Jalan Melor and Jalan Awan. If you walk

down ________road, you will come to ____________junction.

B. There are missing articles in the following sentences/questions.

Rewrite them correctly.
Example

Would you like glass of orange juice?

Would you like a glass of orange juice?

1 All students have gone to library.

2 Teacher told students that they could begin test.

3 May I know way to railway station?

4 Bird in hand is worth two in bush.

5 There is bakery down road.

6 Fishermen in fishing village go out to sea very early in morning.

7 Maid is washing clothes and children are playing in garden.

8 I have elder sister and younger brother. He is youngest in my family.

9 Kenny will be leaving home week after next. He is going to UK to study

at university there.

10 Last night we went out for dinner. We ate delicious meal at Italian
restaurant in heart of city.

That’s all for today!