Identify articles

Identify articles by Delta publications

Key Notes:-

Articles are small words we put before nouns (naming words). They help us talk about things clearly.

πŸ‘‰ We use a before words that begin with a consonant sound (b, c, d, f, g… etc).

  • 🍎 a ball
  • 🐱 a cat
  • πŸ“š a book
  • πŸš— a car

πŸ‘‰ We use an before words that begin with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

  • 🍏 an apple
  • 🐘 an elephant
  • 🍦 an ice-cream
  • πŸ¦‰ an owl

πŸ‘‰ We use the for one special thing or when both speaker and listener know what we are talking about.

  • β˜€οΈ the sun
  • πŸŒ• the moon
  • 🏰 the Taj Mahal
  • 🌳 the tree in the garden
  • πŸ…°οΈ β†’ β€œa” for one ordinary thing 🐢
  • πŸ…°οΈπŸ…½ β†’ β€œan” for one ordinary thing starting with vowels 🍊
  • πŸ…ΏοΈ β†’ β€œthe” for a special thing 🌍
  • 🍎 ___ apple β†’ an apple
  • 🐱 ___ cat β†’ a cat
  • β˜€οΈ ___ sun β†’ the sun
  • πŸš— ___ car β†’ a car

⭐ β€œa” = before consonants
⭐ β€œan” = before vowels
⭐ β€œthe” = for something special

Let’s practice!πŸ–ŠοΈ