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Articles worksheet — a, an and the, with answers

Free articles worksheets for Class 1 to 5: a or an, fill in a / an / the, and correct the article mistakes — printable with answer keys.

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A or an?

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 1
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Write a or an.

  1. ______ uniform
  2. ______ cat
  3. ______ orange
  4. ______ book
  5. ______ owl
  6. ______ dog
  7. ______ umbrella
  8. ______ ball
  9. ______ kite
  10. ______ apple
  11. ______ honest man
  12. ______ one-rupee coin
  13. ______ elephant
  14. ______ egg
  15. ______ pen
  16. ______ igloo

Fill in a, an or the

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 2
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Fill in the blank with a, an or the.

  1. He is ______ honest boy.
  2. I saw ______ elephant at the zoo.
  3. Mount Everest is ______ highest mountain in the world.
  4. My father is ______ doctor.
  5. There is ______ owl on the tree.
  6. I need ______ umbrella; it is raining.
  7. He bought ______ new bicycle.
  8. She has ______ red bag.
  9. This is ______ best day of my life.
  10. She ate ______ banana for breakfast.
  11. It takes ______ hour to reach school.
  12. Please close ______ door.

Correct the mistake

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 3
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Each sentence has one article mistake. Write the correct sentence.

  1. I have a umbrella.
  2. He is an useful boy.
  3. This is an one-way road.
  4. A sun is very hot.
  5. I ate a apple.
  6. She is a honest girl.
  7. My uncle is a engineer.
  8. He waited for a hour.

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Why do we say “an hour” but “a university”?

Because a / an depends on the first SOUND: “hour” begins with a vowel sound (our), “university” with a “y” sound (yoo).

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