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Grade 1 English Language Arts — Using a, an and the

Put a, an or the in front of a naming word.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.I saw a bird. ____ bird was blue.

    • a) Some
    • b) An
    • c) The
    • d) A

  2. 2.Which word goes in front — a or an?

    Groups: a · an

    • umbrella
    • cat
    • pen
    • apple
    • egg
    • book

  3. 3.Which one is wrong?

    • a) an ant
    • b) an egg
    • c) an fish
    • d) an arm

  4. 4.Which one is right?

    • a) a ink
    • b) an bag
    • c) a cup
    • d) an cup

  5. 5.Which word goes in front — a or an?

    Groups: a · an

    • tree
    • star
    • house
    • insect
    • orange
    • envelope

  6. 6.Which sentence is right?

    • a) She has an bag.
    • b) He has an kite.
    • c) He has a kite.
    • d) She has a apple.

  7. 7.Write "a" or "an": She found ____ old shoe.

  8. 8.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.

    • saw
    • owl.
    • I
    • an

Answer key — Grade 1 English Language Arts — Using a, an and the

  1. 1. c) The
  2. 2. book → a; apple → an; cat → a; egg → an; umbrella → an; pen → a
  3. 3. c) an fish
  4. 4. c) a cup
  5. 5. orange → an; tree → a; insect → an; star → a; envelope → an; house → a
  6. 6. c) He has a kite.
  7. 7. an
  8. 8. 1. I 2. saw 3. an 4. owl.