English — Grammar: Articles (a, an, the) with rules and exercises — 1st Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Articles: a, an, the

Articles are words that come before nouns.

Indefinite Articles: a / an

“A” before consonant sounds: a book, a car, a university (YOO sound).

“An” before vowel sounds: an apple, an hour (silent H), an umbrella.

Definite Article: the

“The” is used for specific things: the book on the table, the sun, the Earth.

Use “the” when both speaker and listener know what is being referred to.

No article (zero article)

Before plural nouns in general: I like cats. / Books are useful.

Before proper nouns: I live in Algeria. / She speaks Arabic.

Before meals: I eat breakfast at 7am.

Exercise

Fill in a, an, the or – (nothing):

1. ___ cat is on ___ roof.
2. She is ___ engineer.
3. I love ___ music.
4. ___ sun rises in ___ east.

verb to be and countable uncountable.

📍 دروس مشابهة:

• الهندسة الكهربائية — تحليل الدوائر: قانون كيرشوف
• التربية العلمية والتكنولوجية — العناية بالحواس — السنة الأولى إبتدائي — المنهاج الجزائري
• Altarbia almadania – almHafza ala albt alwTany (Almlat alamat) – Alsnt Alrabaa – Almnaj Aljazayri