Topic 11
Articles a / an / the
The indefinite articles ‘A’ or ‘An’ means
one.
A book
An apple
Any noun which starts with a vowel sound is
to use ‘an’.
apple
egg
An ice-cream
orange
umbrella
*hour (The letter ‘h’ is not
pronounced. )
honest boy
The definite article ---------- the
a)
The article ‘the’ means ‘this /
that/ these / those’. It refers to the
specific thing. (the -----
this/that/these/ those)
There is [ an apple] on
the table.
[ The apple ] is
crunchy and juicy.
b)
The article ‘the’ is used to refer to the ‘only one’ in the world.
the sun the moon
the earth the stars (the only type)
c)
It is used to refer to the whole class of people or things.
the lion the bee
the poor the rich
d)
It is used with the river, sea, ocean, and island.
the Rejang river the South China sea
the Pacific ocean the Borneo island
e)
It is used to refer to the only building or thing in the area.
I walk past ( the post
office) every day.
We go to ( the park ) every day.
Exercise 45
Fill in the blanks with ‘a / an / the’.
1. There is
_______ cat under the chair. _________
cat is very lovely.
2. _________
sun is bright today.
3. _________
moon shines at night.
4. He keeps
________ eagle. ________ eagle is still
small.
5. I have
________ computer. I use _________
computer to do project.
6. Look at
__________ stars in the sky.
7. That is
_________ bottle. ________ bottle is
very big.
8. I saw
__________ owl in _________ park last Friday.
9. It was just
___________ accident.
10. _________
book that you want to borrow is here.
11. Do you know
__________ girl over there?
12.
_________Rejang river is the longest river in Sarawak.
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