Year 4 English — Using a, an and the
Put a, an or the in front of a naming word.
Name: ________________________
1.Write "a" or "an": My sister ate ____ ice cream.
2.Write "a" or "an": I have ____ pencil.
3.Write "a" or "an": She found ____ old shoe.
4.Which word means we both know which one?
- a) one
- b) a
- c) the
- d) an
5.Which one is right?
- a) a ink
- b) an bag
- c) an cup
- d) a cup
6.Which word goes in front — a or an?
Groups: a · an
- pen
- apple
- cat
- egg
- umbrella
- book
7.Match each word to the way it is written with a or an.
- ant
- hat
- ice cream
- ball
- a hat
- an ice cream
- a ball
- an ant
8.I saw a bird. ____ bird was blue.
- a) An
- b) A
- c) Some
- d) The
Answer key — Year 4 English — Using a, an and the
- 1. an
- 2. a
- 3. an
- 4. c) the
- 5. d) a cup
- 6. book → a; apple → an; cat → a; egg → an; umbrella → an; pen → a
- 7. ant → an ant; hat → a hat; ice cream → an ice cream; ball → a ball
- 8. d) The