A, an, the, and no article (zero article)

Here are definitions and exercises to review articles and when we don´t use articles.

We use article to define nouns.
Use a with singular, countable nouns that begin with a consonant. A dog A girl	Use an with singular, countable nouns that begin with a vowel. An apple An elephant	Use the with a specific noun, something one of a kind, or when it represents something earlier in a text. The moon The earth	We don’t use any article (zero article) with: - languages - name of sports - name of academic subject We speak English. They like to play golf. Our favourite class is grammar. Common countable nouns don’t use articles in the following situations: -Expressions with go and be. She must be in school. -Seasons In spring we like to go to the park. -Institutions: school, church, class. Everyday I go to school. -Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack Breakfast was delicious. -Time of the day: day, night, morning We travelled at night.

Test yourself to see if you remember when to use and not use articles.

Complete the sentences with a, an or the. If no article is needed, X out the line.

1. Look! There´s ____________ house and ____________ truck. ____________ house is blue and ____________ truck is white.

2. Look there are ____________ CDs and ____________ books. ____________ CDs are mine and ____________ books are yours.

3. _________ teacher of this class is very funny. The afternoon she told ___________ girl that she was ____________ Super Student. She is ____________ great student.

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