Articles are words like a, an and the. A and an are called indefinite articles. The is called the definite article. We use articles before nouns.

Note that a and an are used before singular countable nouns. A countable noun is the name of people or things that we can count. Examples are given below: children, books, pens, flowers, bottles.

We can count children. We can also count books or bottles. Countable nouns have singular and plural forms. We use a/an only with singular countable nouns. We cannot use a/an with plural or uncountable nouns.

Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. I have got ………………………. apple.

2. Do you have …………………….. car?

3. There is ………………………. bird in that nest.

4. I have got ……………………….. sister.

5. He is ……………………….. old friend of mine.

6. I have ……………………… doubt.

7. Can I ask you ………………………….. question?

8. My father is ……………………….. soldier.

9. My sister wants to be ……………………… architect.

10. He runs ……………………….. restaurant in town.

11. I am reading ……………………….. book.

12. He is ……………………….. young man.

13. She is ………………………. accomplished artist.

14. It is ………………………… difficult situation to be in.

Answers

1. an, 2. a, 3. a, 4. a, 5. an, 6. a, 7. a, 8. a, 9. an, 10. a, 11. a, 12. an, 13. an, 14. a

Worksheet 2

Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. I have ………………. puppy.

2. Have you got ……………….. eraser?

3. There is ……………….. spider on the roof.

4. My mother gave me ………………. coin.

5. I am eating …………………… guava.

6. We do not have ………………….. car.

7. My sister is ……………….. doctor.

8. It seems to be ……………… fox.

9. …………. lion is ……………. big cat.

10. There is ……………. zoo in my town.

11. I have …………….. brother and ……………. sister.

12. My brother wants to be ……………. astronaut.

13. I have bought …………….. nice present for your birthday.

14. Many people do not have ……………….. home.

15. I would like to buy ……………….. apartment in Mumbai.

16. Rani is unhappy because she does not have ……………… friend.

Answers

1. a, 2. an, 3. a, 4. a, 5. a, 6. a, 7. a, 8. a, 9. a, a, 10. a, 11. a, a, 12. an, 13. a, 14. a, 15. an, 16. a