Do you want to practise using articles in English?

Help

  • Read about the grammar.
  • Play the games to help you practise.
  • Print the activity sheet for more practice.
  • Remember to leave a comment!

Articles

We can use articles before nouns.

I saw a lion and an elephant on safari.
The lion was scary.

How to use them

We use a and an with singular nouns. We use a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound.

I've got a pencil and an eraser.
There's a big umbrella and an orange pencil case in my bag.

The first time we mention a noun, we use a or an. The next time, we use the.

She had a sandwich and an apple for lunch. She didn't like the sandwich.
We've got an old car. The car is blue.

We don't usually use articles for people's names, countries or meals.

My best friend is called Mai.
Is she from Japan?
They had breakfast at 9 o'clock.

Average: 4.1 (43 votes)

Submitted by CaptainKittyMo… on Sun, 03/11/2024 - 15:00

Permalink

The game was so easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Submitted by OrangeSapphirePop on Sun, 22/09/2024 - 13:22

Permalink

English or Spanish

Submitted by CheekyJewel300 on Tue, 02/07/2024 - 14:11

Permalink

Not so easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Submitted by OrangeSapphirePop on Sat, 13/01/2024 - 17:37

Permalink

easy pesy lemon squishy

Submitted by DancingDoughnu… on Thu, 07/09/2023 - 13:43

Permalink

Soooooooooooooooo easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ;)

Submitted by KingFantasticForever on Tue, 03/08/2021 - 08:44

Permalink
good activity !

Submitted by StrongKid70 on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 04:44

Permalink
WAS FANTASTIC AND EASY FOR ME.

Submitted by DuchessPrinceF… on Sun, 18/04/2021 - 03:43

Permalink
Actually, we never learned articles but I got a hundred marks!

Submitted by DreamyMetal5 on Sun, 07/03/2021 - 10:53

Permalink
That exercise was super fun ... And also the gammes were super nice 100% Lea :)

Submitted by SingingSkatesT-Rex on Tue, 04/08/2020 - 15:37

Permalink
It was fun

Submitted by AwesomePaper8 on Tue, 06/07/2021 - 08:43

In reply to by SingingSkatesT-Rex

Permalink
HI I LIKE YOUR BACKGROUND

Submitted by DJMagicPuppy on Wed, 29/07/2020 - 10:33

Permalink
So easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

English courses for children aged 6–17

Learn more

Sign up to our newsletter for free learning tips and resources

We will process your data to send you our newsletter and updates based on your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of every email. Read our privacy policy for more information.