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We use a/an with singular countable nouns.

I had an orange and a banana. Please, come back an hour later.

We use a/an to say what kind of person or thing

somebody/something is and also when we talk about
somebodys job.
My uncle is a doctor. He is a funny person. This is an umbrella.

We use a with word beginning with a consonant and an with

words beginning with a vowel.
A cat, a desk, a pen, an umbrella, an easy subject. I met a boy yesterday.

We use the when there is only one of something.

The Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

We us the when something is mentioned for the second time.

I met a man. The man looked really happy. I had an orange and a banana. The
orange was sour but the banana was delicious.

We use the when we talk about one particular thing.

Did you bring the book I lent you yesterday?

We use the when it is clear which person or thing we mean.

Please, switch off the light when you leave. (the light in this room)

We also use the with superlatives.

Who is the best student in your class?

We use the with group of islands, nationality to mean people

in general of that country, oceans, etc.
The Pacific Ocean has been explored. Have you ever thought of going to the
Bahamas? The French are very nice people.

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Exercises:
1. Use the appropriate article a, an, the, or leave the space blank if no
article is needed.
1. I want _______________ for breakfast.
2. Miss Lin speaks ___________ Chinese.
3. I borrowed ____________ pencil from you yesterday.
5. One of _________ students said: _________ is late today.
6. Eli likes to play _____________ football.
7. I bought ______________ umbrella to go out in the rain.
8. My daughter is learning to play ____________ piano.
9. I go to ________ School by bus.
10. I get _________ home at 20 O Clock.
11. Please give me ___________ cake that is on the table.
12. Paris is ________ capital of France.
13. __________ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
14. __________ ink in my pen is red.
15. Our neighbors have ________ cat and ________ dog.
2. Fill in the blanks. Use a, an, the or leave the space blank when
necessary.
Mary id from __________ England. She has got ________ brother and ________two
sisters. They live with ___________ their family in _________ small, but very
comfortable house near _________ London. Mary has lots of hobbies. She likes
___________tennis and she plays _________ piano. Marys family has _________ big
garden. Mary always takes her dog for ________ walk in ________ garden. _________
dogs name is _________ Charlie.
Steve is from __________ Manchester. He is ___________ manager. He works in
_________ office. He goes to work in _________ morning. He starts work at 8
oclock and goes __________ home at 5 in _________ afternoon. Steve has ______
flat not far from _________ office. It is on _________ third floor of ________ fivestorey building. Its not big, but comfortable. Steve is quite happy. In his free
time, Steve likes to go for _______ walk. He also likes to ________ travel around
________ world. He already visited _______ few countries in _______ Europe and
________ Asia.