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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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Use a before a consonant sound: a ball, a university (yoo-sound), a one-rupee coin (wun-sound). Use an before a vowel sound: an apple, an egg, an hour (the h is silent), an honest man. Use the for one particular thing, or something only one of: the sun, the moon, the Ganga, the best day.
A or an? (Class 1–2) Fill in a, an or the (Class 2–3) Correct the mistake (Class 4–5)
A or an? Class 1–2 · Worksheet 1 · set 21
Name: Date: Score: / 16
Write a or an.
______ book ______ uniform ______ honest man ______ ant ______ cat ______ apple ______ hour ______ pen ______ ball ______ owl ______ umbrella ______ dog ______ igloo ______ orange ______ one-rupee coin ______ ice cream
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a a an an a an an a a an an a an an a an TalentJR · talentjr.in/articles-worksheet
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Fill in a, an or the Class 2–3 · Worksheet 2 · set 21
Name: Date: Score: / 12
Fill in the blank with a, an or the.
Mount Everest is ______ highest mountain in the world. It takes ______ hour to reach school. He bought ______ new bicycle. ______ moon looks bright tonight. ______ Ganga is a holy river. He is ______ honest boy. There is ______ owl on the tree. I saw ______ elephant at the zoo. Please close ______ door. She ate ______ banana for breakfast. I need ______ umbrella; it is raining. My father is ______ doctor.
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the an a The The an an an the a an a TalentJR · talentjr.in/articles-worksheet
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Correct the mistake Class 4–5 · Worksheet 3 · set 21
Name: Date: Score: / 8
Each sentence has one article mistake. Write the correct sentence.
I have a umbrella. A sun is very hot. He is an useful boy. An Himalayas are in the north. She is a honest girl. He waited for a hour. She is the tallest girl in a class. My uncle is a engineer.
✅ Answer key — Correct the mistake
I have an umbrella. The sun is very hot. He is a useful boy. The Himalayas are in the north. She is an honest girl. He waited for an hour. She is the tallest girl in the class. My uncle is an engineer. TalentJR · talentjr.in/articles-worksheet
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Questions
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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