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We use an before nouns which begin with a vowel sound.

an apple an umbrella an owl

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We use a or an before a single person, place, animal or thing.

Practice Time 1

A. Write a or an before the nouns given below.

1. __________ table 2. __________ apple 3. __________ car

4. __________ mouse 5. __________ eye 6. __________ arm

7. __________ fish 8. __________ ship 9. __________ egg

B. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’.

______ boy was walking on the street when he saw ______ little puppy. It
Articles (A, An, The)
was looking sad. The boy picked it up and took it home. He gave it ______
biscuit to eat. The puppy ate and wagged his tail. The boy offered ______ egg.
The puppy ate that too with relish. The next day they went to ______ friend’s

house. There they saw ______ cat. The dog and the cat became friends.

Let’s Learn ‘The’

The is used when the noun is specific.

We use the when there is only one thing of its kind.

the sun the earth
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