ARTICLES

• Articles are used in front of nouns.

1. The article a
• A is used in front of singular nouns which begin with consonant sounds ( b, c, d, f, g ,
etc ).
• A is used only for singular countable nouns.
Example : a) There is a rat under the table.
b) We want to buy a car for my mother.
c) There is a zoo near my uncle’s house.
d) My brother studies at a university* in England.
e) He has only done a unit* in his workbook.
*The words unit and university begins with a consonant or “y”
so the article a is used.

2. The article an
• An is used in front of singular nouns which begin with vowel sounds
( a, e, I, o, u ).
• An is used only for countable nouns.
Example: a) An ant fell into my coffee.
b) She saw an elephant at the circus.
c) Mrs Rajaratnam is an Indian lady.
d) Please meet me in an hour’s* time.
e) She bought an umbrella in the shop.
* The word hour begin with a vowel sound so the article an is used.

3. The article the

• The is used in front of nouns ( singular, plural, countable and uncountable ). It is used
when we speak about specific person, thing, place or country.
• The is also used when we speak about something or someone for the second time.
• The is used in the superlative form.
Example: a) We can see the moon now.
b) A hunter shot a tiger. The tiger had killed many goats.
c) The biggest cake won the prize.

4 Omission of the article.

• The article a and an are left out for uncountable nouns.
• Example: a) He wants sugar in his tea.
b) He likes to eat rice.
c) There is butter on his bread.
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Grammar : ADJECTIVES.
 
1. A coconut tree is ( tall , short)
 
2.Grandpa Chin is very old and ( weak, poor ). He
cannot walk much.

3.The ( pretty, hardworking ) girl always does her

homework.
 
4. The ( story, poor) man has no money to pay for the
food.
 
5. We must not come ( late,early) to school.
 
6. A market is a ( noisy, clean) place.
 
7. A rose is a ( beautiful, green) flower . The plant has
( sharp, big) thorns on its stem.
 
8 .Everybody likes Encik Asmadi because he is
very ( proud ,kind )
 
9. I cannot finish reading this (thick ,thin ) book in
a day.

10. Maimunah swept the floor because it was

( dirty , clean )

  11. Junaidah’s bullock cart was (pushed, pulled) by

two strong bulls.
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Fill in the blanks with either ‘a’ ‘an’ or ‘the’.

 
1. Maria is pretty but she is also
………..extremely untidy girl.

2. Noel stays in ………… big bungalow near my

house.

3. Will you please take ………. Seat?

4 .………..irresponsible person forgot to lock

the front door last night.

5. Telling lies is ………bad habit.

6. My uncle is ………..advertising manager at

the firm

7. She drinks………….. glass of warm milk

before going to bed every night.

8. ‘There is………..fly in my soup’ the woman

complained to the waiter.

9. God has created ……… colorful rainbow

with seven colors.

10. I hear a knock on ….. door. Who could be

at …… door ?

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Fill in the blanks with either ‘a’ ‘an’ or ‘the’.

11. She bought….. dozen eggs at ….. night market. …. eggs were
smashed on….. way home.
12. His car hit……tree. You can still see……mark on …..tree.
13. They live in…. big bungalow .….bungalow has ….. swimming
pool and …..tennis court .
14. She was given …… hundred dollars . She went to spend ……
money on ….. new dress.
15. There is….. old man with ….. begging bowl at ……gate. Shall we
give him …..dollar ?
15. The stone hit him in ….. face. He has …. deep cut on …… cheek.

16. He showed me …… object which is shaped like …..axe. It has

…..handle and ……blade.
17. Give him ….. piece of wood. He can carve …… bird from …..
wood .
18. The zoo was given …. emu. It is …..large bird from Australia and
has ….. long neck.
19. You are ……….intelligent student.
20. Puan Rogayah ,………..Science teacher is on leave.

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Fill in the blanks with either ‘a’ ‘an’ or ‘the’.

21. Would you believe that I just saw………..owl on that tree?

22. As I was walking in………..park ? I saw ………wallet on the ground.
23. Yusuf is…… honest boy.
24. Jimmy is …….tallest boy while Siti is…………shortest.
25. We waited for………hour before we decided to have our lunch.
26. Mr.Tan………..old truck in his garage.
27 Muhammad is……..hardworking boy but he is also …………playful boy.
28. Yesterday I saw ………… accident along Jalan Tebrau .
29.   Sam won …………..prize at the competition.
30.   ………..quietest girl answered the questions.
31. My mother gave me …..doll yesterday.
32. The king bought …………….aeroplane.
33. They are going to watch ………football match.
34. It was cloudy so we could not see ………….sun.
35. He ate ……..bowl of rice yesterday.
36. There is …mosquito in my room.
37. We must finish our work in …..hour.
38. The boys had ……………fight in the field.
39. My brother studies in …………university.
40. We watched …………interesting film yesterday.

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1. ………………….toy
2. ………………….elephant.
3. ………………….account.
4. ………………….saw.
5. …………………...dream.
6. …………………..sun.
7. …………………..School.
8. …………………….pair of shorts.
9. ……………………old man.
10. ……………………woman.
11. …………………….Chief Minister.
12. ……………………European.
13. ……………………eraser.
14. ……………………Perak River.
15. ……………………insect.
16. …………………..tallest tree.
17. ……………………horse.
18. …………………..hour.
19. …………………..axe.
20. …………………untidy boy.
21. ………………….uniform.
22. …………………National Planetarium.
23. ………………….Prime Minister of Malaysia.
24. ………………..expensive chain.
25. ………………old clock.
26. ……………….empty box.
27. ……………….Indian.
28. ………………..leech.
29. ………………..office.
30. …………………hour.
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41. There is …………(an, an) gas cylinder in the kitchen.

42. The toad is ……………(a, an) amphibian.
43. Can you see …………….( a, an) caterpillar o the leaf.
44. …………..(The, An) orang-utan in the zoo is very tame.’
45. Mother is spraying insecticide at ………..(a, the) mosquitoes.
46. I wear ………(a, an) pair of spectacles when I read.
47. ………….(The, A) ants are going up the wall.
48. Gurjit Singh is wearing …………(a, an) indigo turban.
49. Rokiah painted ………(a, the) most beautiful picture in the contest.
50. Mr Adam left for Seremban …………(a, an) hour ago.
51. …………..(The, A) wind is blowing from the west.
52. They bought ………..(a, an) bungalow.
53. Who has ………….(a, the ) longest pencil here?
54. His brother married ………….(a, an) European lady.
55. Pulau Tioman is …………(a, a ) island.
56. Jupiter is …………..(the, a ) largest planet in the universe.
57. ……………(An, The) buffalo helps farmers to plough their padi fields.
58. Can you pass me…………(an, the) dictionary, please?
59. ……………….(The, A) milk you bought is not fresh.
60. …………(The, An) lady in blue dress is my grandmother.
61. Nadia was knocked by…………(a, an ) L-Licience car driver.
62. Fauzi wrote …………(the, a) letter to his pen-pal.
63. When I was young, I caught ……..(a, the) measles.
64. Puan Fatimah has a red car. She drives ……(a, the) car to school.
65. Encik Razak goes jogging in ………..(the, a) evening.
66. There is …..(a, an) letter-box in front of my house.
67. Mother cut …….( an, a ) onion and a few chillies.
68. He broke ……….(an, a) egg in ………(the, a) kitchen.
69. Were you with Anuar at ……(an, the) class party yesterday?
70. ……….(The, A) cobbler who mends my shoes is my neighbour.
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