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Grade 1 English Language Arts — Determiners

Choose the determiner that fits the noun — a or an, this or these, much or many, some or any.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Match each determiner to what it goes in front of.

    • much
    • many
    • a
    • an
    • this
    • these
    • a countable plural noun, like cups
    • one single thing that is near
    • an uncountable noun, like water
    • more than one thing that is near
    • a word beginning with a vowel sound
    • a word beginning with a consonant sound

  2. 2.____ books on the shelf beside me are torn.

    • a) This
    • b) Much
    • c) Any
    • d) These

  3. 3.There is ____ milk in the jug, so we can make tea.

    • a) many
    • b) some
    • c) any
    • d) few

  4. 4.Sort each word by whether it takes "a" or "an". Listen to the first sound, not the first letter.

    Groups: a · an

    • table
    • hour
    • house
    • uniform
    • orange
    • book
    • apple
    • umbrella

  5. 5.How ____ chairs are there in the hall?

    • a) less
    • b) many
    • c) much
    • d) a little

  6. 6.She is ____ university student.

    • a) some
    • b) an
    • c) the
    • d) a

  7. 7.Write "a" or "an": I saw ____ eagle above the hill.

  8. 8.I do not have ____ money with me.

    • a) a
    • b) some
    • c) any
    • d) many

Answer key — Grade 1 English Language Arts — Determiners

  1. 1. much → an uncountable noun, like water; many → a countable plural noun, like cups; a → a word beginning with a consonant sound; an → a word beginning with a vowel sound; this → one single thing that is near; these → more than one thing that is near
  2. 2. d) These
  3. 3. b) some
  4. 4. apple → an; book → a; orange → an; table → a; umbrella → an; uniform → a; hour → an; house → a
  5. 5. b) many
  6. 6. d) a
  7. 7. an
  8. 8. c) any