Articles: a, an, the, zero — The, A, An — or Nothing?
Grammar: Articles: a, an, the, zero article
Free ESL grammar exercise on articles: a, an, the, zero themed around the, a, an — or nothing?. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on education, practising articles: a, an, the, zero article. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
English has only three articles — a, an, and the — plus the option of no article at all. Once you understand the logic, the rules are surprisingly simple.
Grammar
- a / an — new
- Use before a singular countable noun the listener does not know yet. I met a teacher. She is an expert.
- the — known
- Use when both speaker and listener know which thing is meant. Please open the door. Second mention also uses 'the'.
Sample items
- Tokyo is ______ incredible city.
- She loves ______ jazz music.
- I saw ______ interesting documentary.... documentary was about space.
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