اللغة الإنجليزية — Articles: A, An, The — 1st Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Articles: A, An, The

Articles are words that come before nouns. English has two types: definite (the) and indefinite (a/an).

1. A and An (Indefinite)

Used before singular countable nouns when mentioned for the first time. A before consonant sounds: a book, a house. An before vowel sounds: an apple, an hour.

2. The (Definite)

Used when the noun is known or previously mentioned. I saw a dog. The dog was brown. Also used with: unique things (the sun, the moon), superlatives (the best), ordinal numbers (the first).

3. No Article (Zero Article)

Used with: plural countable nouns (I like dogs), uncountable nouns generally (Water is important), proper nouns (Algeria), meals (I eat breakfast).

4. Exercises

Complete: I have _____ cat. _____ cat is black. She is _____ honest girl.

Similar lessons:

• Countable and Uncountable Nouns
• Present Simple

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