1. The Article

2. a book an apple The words ‘a’ and ‘an’ are called articles .

3. We use ‘a’ with words starting with a consonant . a teacher a car a dog a man

4. We use ‘ an’ with words starting with a vowel . an ant an orange an apple an owl

5. We use ‘a’ or ‘ an’ to refer to any person or thing and not a particular one. E.g. Bring me a chair. Eat an orange.

6. some books some apples The word ‘ some’ is used for the plural .

7. We bought some flowers I ate some oranges They ate some cakes

8. The word ‘any’ is used for the negatives and questions We did not buy any flowers I did not eat any oranges. Did you buy any books? Did you eat any apples?

9. We use ‘ the’ to refer to a particular person or thing. E.g. “Bring me the book”, said Tom. (Tom asked for a particular book.)

10. Fill in with the correct article

11. ____ egg ____ boat ____ watch ____ cat ____ arm ___ umbrella ___ river ___ island ___ carrot ___ ear an an an an an a a a a a

12. I read _____ books. I wrote ____ invitation. I did not eat ____ breakfast. We played ______ games. Did you write ____ sentences? Fill in with a , an , any and some . some some an any any

13. Do you want ____ tea? I did not play ____ games. I did not eat ____ breakfast. I received ______ presents. I went on ____ holiday. Fill in with a , an , any and some . some any any any a