1. Done By:
Geetha Ayyargiri

2. What Are Articles?
 Articles are words that are used to clarify if a
noun is specific or not specific. They are
used before nouns or adjectives.
Example: There is a park in our colony.

3. Types of Articles
There are three Articles:
 A- We use the article a before words that begin with
a consonant sound.
 An- We use the article an instead of a before words
that begin with a vowel.
Example: There is a park in front of my house.

4. Some words may begin with a vowel
but may have a consonant sound. In
such cases we use a before the word. In
these cases, the pronunciation of u is
yu and y is a consonant.
Example: 1. This is a unique opportunity
for you to travel.
2. The soldier was given a uniform.

5.  Some words may begin with a consonant but
may have a vowel sound.
Example: An hourglass is a glass container
with sand used to measure time.(here, h is
silent, so the word hourglass begins with
the vowel sound of a.

6. Definite & Indefinite Articles
 A and an are called Indefinite Articles.
 The is called the Definite Article.
 When we talk about something for the first time we use
an indefinite article. If we talk about it again , we use
the.
Example: Aman is going with his parents on a trip around
the world. They have to pay in US dollar for the trip.

7.  The is also used when we wish to use a noun to represent a
whole class.
Example : The leopard can climb trees very well. The cow is a
useful animal.
 We do not use the when we talk of things in general (all
trees or all animals)
 We do not use the before proper nouns unless the noun is
the name of something unique like the Taj Mahal, the
Grand Trunk Road.

8. We use the before some proper nouns. It is used before the
names of
 Mountain ranges – the Himalayas, the Andes
 Oceans and seas - the Pacific ocean, the Caspian sea
 Rivers – the Thames, the Brahmaputra
 Famous monuments – the Victoria memorial, the Eiffel
tower
 Certain books and newspaper – the Quran, the times of
India

9.  Things that are only one of their kind – the Sun, the
Moon
 Gulfs and bays - the Persian gulf, the Bay of Bengal
 Trains – the Orient Express, the Amritsar Mail
 Deserts - the Sahara, the Thar desert
 Theatres, stadium and auditoriums – the Siri fort
auditorium, the Brabourne stadium

10. Exercises
1. _________ farmer bought _______ ox, _________ cow
and __________ goat.
2. _________ mayor and _______ governor of this town
are attending ________ meeting.
3. There is _______ oak tree, ________ elm tree and
________ maple tree near Mr. Smith’s house.
4. _________ Earth moves round _________ sun.
5. ________ man you met yesterday in ________ park is
my uncle.
6. I visited ________ Qutub Minar and ________ Red
Fort when I went to Delhi.

11. 7. Please give me _________ book that is lying on
________ table.
8. There is ________ apple tree, __________ orange
tree, _________ few banana trees and _______ lemon
tree in our garden.
9. _________ Mississippi and ________ Nile are
beautiful rivers.
10. Neha picked _______ onion, ________ lettuce and
________ radish from her garden.
11. Sarita likes to play _____violin but Rajdeep likes to
play _____ guitar.
12. ______ Rajdhani Express started from the station on
time.