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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 · set 14
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Write a or an.

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

Fill in a, an or the

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 2 · set 14
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Fill in the blank with a, an or the.

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

Correct the mistake

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 3 · set 14
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Each sentence has one article mistake. Write the correct sentence.

  1. He is an useful boy.
  2. He waited for a hour.
  3. An Himalayas are in the north.
  4. I have a umbrella.
  5. A sun is very hot.
  6. She is a honest girl.
  7. This is an one-way road.
  8. I ate a apple.

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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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