Articles For Grade 3

Definition of Articles:

Articles are short words that precede nouns. They enable us to talk about things in particular or general ways.

A:

A is used before words which start with consonant sound.

Example: I saw a cat.

Cats start with "c," which is a consonant sound, so we use "a."

An:

An is used before the word which starts with a vowel sound, that is "a," "e," "i," "o," or "u."

Example: She ate an apple.

The apple is starting with a vowel sound, thus, we use the word 'an'.

The :

It is a grammatical form that is used to specifically refer to something, or the listener is supposed to know what we're referring to.

Example: The moon is bright at night.

Here, we understand moon is in question so use the.

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When to use ‘A’

Use "A" when referring to something generally or whenever it is mentioned for the first time.

Example:

1. I want to watch a film. (Not a specific film but any film)

2. She has a dog. (Any dog, not necessarily a dog of mine.)

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When to use ‘An’

“An" is used before the words that have a vowel sound.

Example:

1. I saw an owl. Owl starts with the sound of "o". It's a vowel sound.

2. She has eaten an orange. (Orange begins with a vowel, a "o")

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When to use ‘The’

“The” is used when talking about something specific or when we both know what we are talking about.

Examples:

1. The pen on the table is mine. (We both know which pen because it's the one on the table.)

2. The sun shines. (There is only one sun, so we use the.)

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Fun With Articles

Activity:1

Pen down a small story using the three-words together - a, an, and the.

For instance: "One day, a dog entered the park. The dog viewed an apple at 

ground level. He picked that one up, chewed and gulped.

 

Now your turn……

1. _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

 

2. _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

 

Activity:2

Let’s draw some pictures of things that go with articles a, an and the.

Exercise: 

Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.

1. I have ___ apple in my lunchbox.
   
   

2. There is ___ cat sitting on the windowsill.
   
   

3. We saw ___ elephant at the zoo yesterday.
   
   

4. ___ sun is shining brightly today.
   
   

5. She bought ___ new book from the store.
   
   

6. ___ teacher is very kind to us.
   
   

7. He wants to become ___ engineer when he grows up.
   
   

8. I saw ___ owl in the tree last night.
   
   

9. We went to ___ beach for our vacation.
   
   

10. My mom made ___ sandwich for me.

 

Rewrite the sentences using correct article:

1. I saw an dog running in the park.
   
   

2. There is a orange on the table.
   
   

3. A book you gave me is really interesting.
   
   

4. He has the toy car that he loves to play with.
   
   

5. An sky is so blue today.
   
   

6. I want to buy a ice cream cone after school.
   
   

7. We are going to an museum on Saturday.
   
   

8. The bird flew past a window this morning.
   
   

9. I met a artist at the party last night.
   
   

10. An cake smells delicious!

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FUN FACTS

• A vs. An: It’s All About Sound!
• The difference between a and an depends on the sound that follows. A is used before consonant sounds, and an is used before vowel sounds. It's not just about the letter but the sound!