Fun Grammar Lessons
Articles: A, An, The
1 Grammar Notes 2
2 Complete the Sentences 5
A or An
3 Matching 6
A, An, or 0
/
4 Dialogues 7
A or The
5 Complete the Story 9
A or The
6 Complete the Sentences 10
A, An, The, or 0
/
7 Class Survey 11
A, An, The, or 0
/
8 Quiz 12
A, An, The, or 0
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A Answer Key 13
B Flashcards 14
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1 Grammar Notes
A. Introduction
An article is a little word that comes
before a noun (a person, place, or thing).
English articles include a, an, and the.
A / An / 0
/ The
Use a and an before a singular (one) Use the before singular and plural
noun. This noun must be general. nouns. These nouns must be specific.
General means you can’t see the noun Specific means you can see the noun
and/or you don’t know which noun it is. and/or you know which noun it is.
• I want to buy a dress. • Look at the chair.
You can’t see the dress, and I bought the chair yesterday.
you don’t know which dress it is. You can see the chair.
• I bought a new bicycle. • Here are the games
You can’t see the bicycle right now. that I told you about.
You know which games they are.
Use a before a consonant, and
use an before a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).
• I have a cat.
• I have an iPhone.
Use 0
/ (no article) before a plural
(two or more) noun that is general.
• I want to buy shoes. (no article)
• I bought pens and books. (no article)
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1 Grammar Notes cont.
A. Introduction cont.
Here is a chart to help you:
General Specific
(any one / you don’t know which one) (a certain one / you know which one)
The
A or An
Singular • Do you want to buy
(1) • I want to buy
the blue dress or
a flower for my mom.
the red dress?
0
/ (no article) The
Plural
(2 or more) • I want to buy • Do you want to
flowers for my mom. buy the dresses?
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1 Grammar Notes cont.
B. Notes
Note #1 Note #3
Use the when there Use the with a general noun when
is only one of the noun. the noun is followed by that and
information that describes it
• the sun, the moon (in the sky)
(called an adjective clause).
• the mall, the library (in a city)
• The shoes that I wear every day are red.
• The TV that I want to buy is really big.
Note #2
Use the for the second mention
Note #4
of a noun.
In most cases, use a/an/0/ with a
• I bought a laptop yesterday.
The laptop was expensive. specific noun when the sentence starts
with “There is/are” and includes a
• I want a new puppy.
preposition. Use the after the preposition.
The puppy must be toilet trained.
• There is a green dress on the hanger.
• There are green dresses on the hangers.
(no article before “dresses”)
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2 Complete the Sentences
A, An, or 0
/
What do these people want to buy?
Write a or an in the following sentences.
Ex John wants
a pair of jeans.
1 Silvia wants iPad.
2 Atsuko wants bicycle.
3 Maria wants pair of shoes.
4 Bob wants book.
5 Alfonso wants Apple computer.
6 Lee wants video game.
7 Lisa wants electric guitar.
8 Miguel wants skateboard.
9 Sonya wants orange dress.
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3 Matching
A, An, or 0
/
Let’s go shopping!
Draw a line from the noun to the article that matches.
0
/
2. jeans
1. car
0
/ 3. book
an
a
an
0
/ 4. iPhone
8. ice skates
9. drums
an a
10. umbrella
a
0
/ 6. laptop
7. e-reader 5. shoes
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4 Dialogues
A or The
A. What Did They Buy?
Mike and Mika went shopping yesterday. Circle the correct articles
in the dialogues below. Then read them out loud with a partner.
Dialogue 1
Tracy: What did you buy yesterday?
Mike: I bought new shirt.
1. a / the
Tracy: What does it look like?
Mike: shirt has picture of sun.
2. A / The 3. a / the 4. a / the
Tracy: Sounds nice! I can’t wait to see it.
Dialogue 2
Lee: What did you buy yesterday?
Mika: I bought new shirt.
5. a / the
Lee: What does it look like?
Mika: shirt has picture of flower.
6. A / The 7. a / the 8. a / the
Lee: Sounds nice! I can’t wait to see it.
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4 Dialogues cont.
A or The
B. What Did You Buy?
Imagine you bought a shirt yesterday. Pick one of the shirts below
and describe it to your partner. Choose the articles carefully!
A: What did you buy yesterday?
B: I bought new shirt.
1. a / the
A: What does it look like?
B: shirt has picture of .
2. A / The 3. a / the 4. a / the 5.
A: Sounds nice! I can’t wait to see it.
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5 Complete the Story
A, An, or The
Write a, an, or the in the blanks.
Shopping Spree
Yesterday was Lisa’s birthday. Her mom gave her $200
to spend at mall. First, Lisa bought necklace.
1. 2.
necklace was silver with pink heart.
3. 4.
Next, Lisa bought pair of shoes. Lisa really liked
5.
shoes because they were pink. After that, Lisa went
6.
into department store. She bought dress.
7. 8.
There was heart on dress. The saleswoman
9. 10.
said dress looked great on Lisa. Can you guess
11.
what color dress was?
12.
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6 Complete the Sentences
A, An, The, or 0
/
Write a, an, the, or 0
/ in the following sentences.
1 Did I tell you about TV that I bought?
2 Anna bought apple to eat.
3 Yosuke shops for new shirt every week.
4 She wants new clothes.
5 Julie has snowboard.
6 We love video games that we bought last year.
7 Chris bought eyepatch for his pirate costume.
8 They have books in their living room.
9 Marco owns dictionary.
10 He wants to buy motorcycle that he saw last week.
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7 Class Survey
A, An, The, or 0
/
Ask your classmates these questions, and write their answers
in complete sentences on the lines below. Watch your articles!
Ex Do you want to buy new clothes?
Yes, Sarah wants to buy new clothes. / No, Sarah doesn’t want to buy new clothes.
1 Do you want to buy a new toy?
2 Do you have a mobile phone?
3 Do you have an e-reader?
4 Do you have a sister or a brother?
5 Do you have a dog or a cat?
6 Do you know the time now?
7 Do you know the date today?
8 Can you tell me the movie that you like the most?
9 Can you tell me the song that you like the least?
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8 Quiz
A, An, The, or 0
/
Circle the correct article.
1 My friend has two daughters. 6 Kim got doll for her birthday.
girls want bicycles for Christmas.
a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/
a) A b) An c) The d) 0
/
2 Do you want ice cream 7 Did you buy iPhone?
cone from the store?
a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/
a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/
3 Jim picked out puppy 8 He likes action movies.
at the pet shop.
a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/
a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/
4 She bought new shoes. 9 Mark chose orange shirt,
not the blue one.
a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/
a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/
5 I bought only 10 We want swimming
video game left in the store. pool in our backyard.
a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/ a) a b) an c) the d) 0
/
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