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Lesson 1            The Indefinite Article ----> a / an

Fill in the blanks with ‘a or an’ which means one only.

Put the indefinite article ‘an’ before the singular noun which begins with a vowel speech sound.

Put the indefinite article ‘a’ before the singular noun which begins with a consonant speech sound.

Exercise 1

1.  __________ apron                          2.  __________ bib

3.  __________ cat                              4.  __________ orange

5.  __________ igloo                           6.  __________ bun

7.  __________ egg                            8.  __________ umbrella

9.  __________ goat                            10.  ___________ cow

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with ‘a or an’.

1.  __________ desk                           2.   __________ bell

3.  __________ anchor                                4.   __________ bicycle

5.  __________ elephant                      6.   __________ envelope

7.  __________ bee                             8.   __________ bag

9.  __________ owl                             10. __________ eagle

Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with ‘a or an’.

1.  __________ Indian                         2.   __________ Chinese

3.  __________ belt                             4.   __________ dress

5.  __________ eye                             6.   __________ biscuit

7.  __________ sharpener                   8.   __________ eraser

9.  __________ drum                          10.  __________ apple

Exercise 4

Fill in the blanks with ‘a / an’.

1.  __________ animal                         2.   __________ banana

3.  __________ carrot                          4.   __________ ear

5.  __________ earthworm                   6.   __________ pear

7.  __________ policeman                    8.   __________ ambulance

9.  __________ engine                                10.  __________ bird

Exercise 5

Fill in the blanks with ‘a/an’.

1   __________ ruler                           2.   _________pen

3.  __________octopus                        4.   _________ant

5.  __________ book                           6.  __________ ostrich

7.  ___________ Eskimo                      8.  __________ fish

9.  ___________ fan                            10. __________ otter

Exercise 6

Fill in the blanks with “a/ an”.

1   __________ man                            2.  __________ “O”

3.  __________ “I”                              4.  __________ teacher

5.  __________ postman                      6.  __________ “E”.

7.  __________ “U”                             8.  __________ pupil

9.  __________ “A”                             10. __________ woman

The best way for children to learn a language is through Reading storybooks.    Children learn best by hearing and listening.   So reading aloud to them is the best way.  Teach them some grammatical rules when they are ready.  Don’t force rules on them.  Let them learn naturally through reading.   Spare a little time to create awareness of the rules when they are ready.