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Topic: Articles - A or THE? 2

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level: Beginner (A1/A2)







Choose whether each sentence requires a or the.
Example: He was the best student in the class.



1. John is ________ best teacher in our school.
  a
  the

2. She has ________ very nice cat.
  a
  the

3. My wife is ________ only person I love.
  a
  the

4. My cousin is ________ police officer.
  the
  a

5. Betty is ________ prettiest girl in our class.
  the
  a

6. There is ________ party at Bill's house tonight.
  the
  a

7. What time are we going to ________ party?
  the
  a

8. Yesterday I saw ________ really good movie.
  a
  the

9. Hurry up! ________ movie starts in 15 minutes!
  A
  The

10. I need to buy ________ new car.
  the
  a


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GRAMMAR REVIEW! Definite vs. Indefinite Articles in English

Definite Article ("The")

Use "the" when referring to something specific or known to both the speaker and listener.

Use "the" when:
• There is only one of something
The sun is shining.
• Both the speaker and listener know what is being referred to
I saw the doctor yesterday.
• Referring to something mentioned previously
I saw a dog. The dog was very friendly.
• Before superlatives and ordinal numbers
She is the best player on the team.
• Before unique things (oceans, rivers, mountain ranges, countries with plural names, etc.)
The Amazon River is the longest in South America.

Indefinite Articles ("A" / "An")

Use "a" or "an" when referring to something non-specific or general.

Use "a" / "an" when:
• Mentioning something for the first time
I saw a cat in the garden.
• Referring to a non-specific or any member of a group
She is a teacher.
• With singular, countable nouns
He bought an apple.
• Using "a" before words that begin with a consonant sound and "an" before words that begin with a vowel sound
A university (because "university" starts with a "yoo" sound)
An hour (because "hour" starts with a silent "h")

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