GRAMMAR LESSON 3

GRAMMAR LESSON 3

Articles: A / An / The

Learn how to use articles correctly with nouns and everyday expressions.

Basic Rules:

  • A → before consonant sounds
  • An → before vowel sounds
  • The → for something specific

Question 1

Choose the correct phrase.

  1. a apple
  2. an apple
  3. the apple (general)
  4. apple an
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B. Use an before vowel sounds.

Question 2

Choose the correct phrase.

  1. a book
  2. an book
  3. the book (general)
  4. book a
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A. Use a before consonant sounds.

Question 3

Choose the correct sentence.

  1. She has an dog.
  2. She has a dog.
  3. She has the dog. (general)
  4. She dog has.
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B. “Dog” begins with a consonant sound, so use a.

Question 4

Choose the correct phrase.

  1. a orange
  2. an orange
  3. orange the
  4. the orange (general)
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B. “Orange” begins with a vowel sound.

Question 5

Which sentence is correct?

  1. I saw a moon last night.
  2. I saw the moon last night.
  3. I saw an moon last night.
  4. I saw moon the last night.
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B. Use the for something specific and unique like the moon.

Question 6

Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He is an engineer.
  2. He is a engineer.
  3. He engineer is.
  4. He is the engineer. (general)
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A. “Engineer” starts with a vowel sound, so use an.

Question 7

Choose the correct phrase.

  1. an university
  2. a university
  3. the university (general)
  4. university a
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B. “University” begins with a “yoo” sound, which is a consonant sound.

Question 8

Choose the correct sentence.

  1. I have an car.
  2. I have a car.
  3. I have the car. (general)
  4. I car have.
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B. “Car” begins with a consonant sound.

Question 9

Choose the correct phrase.

  1. an hour
  2. a hour
  3. the hour (general)
  4. hour an
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A. “Hour” has a silent h, so it begins with a vowel sound.

Question 10

Which sentence is correct?

  1. Please close the door.
  2. Please close a door. (specific door)
  3. Please close an door.
  4. Please the close door.
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A. Use the when both people know which door is being discussed.