About the Articles: a, an, the worksheets
This free grammar pack has 9 printable A4 pages: choosing a, an or the. You can edit the words on every page, print it or save it as a PDF, and there's a matching PowerPoint lesson to teach it with. It's made for English teachers in Korea and works for kindergarten and elementary classes, hagwons and tutoring.
The rule
Articles come before nouns. Listen to the first SOUND of the next word.
What's inside
- Learn It: a, an, the
- a or an? 1: Circle the correct article.
- a or an? 2
- a or an? 3
- a or an? 4
- Sort It: a or an?: Write each word in the right box.
- a, an or the?: Circle the correct article.
Words in this pack
apple, banana, egg, orange, umbrella, hour, uniform, elephant, dog, idea, ice cream, house, owl, cat
Example sentences
- I have a dog and an owl.
- The sun is hot.
- I saw a cat. The cat was black.
- An owl can see at night.
- My friend has a dog.
- They live in a house by the sea.
How to use it in class
Teach the rule page first, ideally with the matching PowerPoint lesson, then work from easy to hard: fill in the blanks, choose the right word, then rewrite whole sentences. Go over the answers together so students hear the correct sentences out loud.