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Articles: a / an, the, plurals, this / that / these / those

Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective.
A/An
A/an is an indefinite article, it is
used before a noun that is general
or when its identity is not known.
We use “a/an” only with singular
nouns.
Use “a” if the following noun
begins with consonant.
Use “an” if the noun begins with
vowel (a,e,i,o,u)
The No article
“The” is a definite article, we use When we talk about something in
it to indicate that the identity of general, we don’t use an article.
the noun is known to the reader.
The noun was mentioned before
or there is only one. Use “The”
with singular or plural nouns.

Example: Example: Close THE door, Example: Birds eat worms.

It’s A car. please. (There is only one door) (All birds eat worms, not only a
I want AN apple. group)

To make a plural noun add -S to the verb.

Singular Plural Spelling
a book Books Add -s
a key Keys
a watch Watches Add -es after ch, sh, s, x
a box Boxes
A country Countries Consonant + y = ies
A dictionary Dictionaries

This / That / These / Those

Use this / these for things near you. Use
that / those for things far away.
This / That = Singular These / Those = Plural

Choose the correct option

1. This/These are my trousers.
2. ‘Hi, Chris. This / That is my friend Jona’.
3. Look at these / those birds in the sky.
4. ‘What are that / those?’ ‘They are my books’.
5. Is those / that hotel nice?
6. Are these / this your friends?
7. Who is this / that man over there?
8. Isn’t these / this your friend Erik?
9. Why are these / those boxes here?
10. These / that are my glasses.

Choose a/an, the or no article(-) to complete the following sentences

1. We bought some cheese and ham. -/The/A cheese was delicious.
2. It's the/-/an interesting book.
3. There was the/a/- document on the table.
4. Experts say that -/the/a/ coffee can be good for your health.
5. I don't have -/a/the car.
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6. Can you pass me a/the/- water?

7. A/the/- president visited our school.
8. My father is a/-/the police officer.
9. Everybody knows that a/-/the cats are very independent animals.
10. She picked me up at the/-/an airport.
11. We went to -/a/the nice restaurant yesterday.
12. Can you bring me some ham from -/the/a fridge?
13. You never eat -/a/the fish.
14. She cooked a very nice meal yesterday. The/–/A fish was delicious.
15. Nowadays, -/the/a children spend a lot of time using technology.

A/An or plurals
Write a/an before the singular words and write the plural forms.
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In this exercise, you have to complete with a, an, the, or if no article is needed, do not complete anything. (dejar en
blanco si es no article)