English – Grammar: Articles a an the definite and indefinite – 2nd Year Secondary Bac – Algerian Curriculum

Articles: a, an, the – Definite and Indefinite

Indefinite Articles (a/an)

a + consonant: a book, a car.
an + vowel: an apple, an hour (h muet).
Used for: singular countable nouns, first mention, professions.

Definite Article (the)

Used for: specific things, second mention, unique things, superlatives, ordinal numbers.
Ex: “The sun is bright.” “He is the best.” “The first chapter.”

Zero Article

Used for: plural general nouns, uncountable nouns, meals, sports, proper names.
Ex: “I like books.” “She plays tennis.” “I had breakfast.”

Exercises

Exercise 1: Complete with a, an, the, or nothing (0):
1. I have ___ car. ___ car is red.
2. She is ___ engineer.
3. ___ milk is good for health.