2º Bimestre_7ºC. Alice Romanos

Articles

Articles are words that you use with nouns. An article determines the noun. The articles in the English language are the, a, an:

the car down the street, the man next to you

a book, an apple, a bottle

An article belongs to a noun, but it can also be placed before a number or an adjective:

the man, the tall man, the two men, the two tall men.

As you can see, there are two different kinds of articles:

§  The definite article the:

You use it before a singular or a plural noun when you talk about one or more specific member(s) of a group (things, places or people) that is known to you:

the tall man, the big house, the man next to me;

§  The indefinite articles a/an:

You use them before a singular noun when you talk about any general thing:

a line, a house, a kitchen, a person, an apple, an airport, an idea, an umbrella.

Note:

You use the article a before nouns/adjectives or numbers that start with a consonant:

a line, a kitchen, a person, a dog, a book, a tall man, a five-year-old boy, a job interview.

You use the article an before nouns that start with a vowel:

an apple, an idea, an umbrella, an egg, an hour, an eight-year-old girl, an interview.

               EXERCISE

1. Choose between the article a and an.

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He eats_________ apple.

There is_________airport close to the city.

She has_________new armchair.

They have _________female English teacher.

Do you have_________armchair in your room?

There is_________school around the corner.

We will give him_________book for his birthday.

She has_________idea!

2. Write a, an or the into the gap.

He is______ best teacher at the school.

He works as______pilot.

 ______book she bought yesterday is not so good.

 ______city that she likes the most is New York City.

She is______nicest girl I know.

She is______nice girl.

I need______new TV.

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3. Write the correct definite article the or indefinite article a into the gaps.

Michael says: "I have______best friend. His name is Josh. He lives in______small house outside the city. They have______beautiful garden behind______house. ______house is painted blue and there is______fence around______garden. I love going there. It's so nice and peaceful."

4. Do the words need the article a or an?

umbrella	A	AN
week
eagle
shop
day
number
arm
key
time
example
eye
adjective
bike
table
opinion
door
information
English book
umbrella