Worksheet 1 Indefinite article

Name:_____________________________ Class:_______ Date:_______________________

A / An - um, uma (no tem plural)

Usamos geralmente o indefinite article (artigo indefinido) a acompanhar um nome no singular
para nos referirmos a uma pessoa, animal ou coisa pela primeira vez.
Ex: There is a woman at the door.

O indefinite article (a/an) no pode aparecer antes de nomes que no podem ser contados:
o Relativos a certas substncias alcohol, wine, water, perfume;
o Relativos a certos alimentos butter, milk, fruit, sugar, rice, bread;
o Relativos a determinados materiais: metal, gold, silver, smoke;
o Relativos a certas atividades: ballet, gymnastics, athletics, dance, housework, cleaning;
o Relativos a qualidades humanas: courage, honesty, freedom, luck;
o Outras palavras como: attention, botany, electricity.

O indefinite article (a/an) utiliza-se frequentemente:

o Em expresses que designam quantidade, frequncia, velocidade;
Ex: a pair of jeans, a few minutes, twice a month, 50 miles an hour.

o Para falar de profisses;

Ex: a nurse, a secretary, a dentist, an actor, an engineer.

Regras colocao indefinite article(a/an)

O indefinite article a deve colocar-se:
o Antes de palavras iniciadas por consoante
Ex: a tv, a student, a bicycle, a window, a year.

o Antes de palavras iniciadas por h aspirado

Ex: a hotel, a hand, a house.

o Antes de palavas iniciadas por eu e u (quando o u se l como you)

Ex: a eucalyptus, a european car, a university, a unit, a union, a uniform.

O indefinite article an deve colocar-se:

o Antes de palavras iniciadas por vogal (a, e, i, o ,u)
Ex: an actor, an egg, an iceberg.

o Antes de palavras iniciadas por h mudo

Ex: an hour, an honest man, an heir.

1. Write a or an before the following words.

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______artist
______man
______house
______horse
______watch
______eye
______cigarette
______ice-cream

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______pen
______woman
______dog
______box
______window
______waiter
______inkpot
______hour

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______orange
______girl
______elephant
______English girl
______old scooter
______wallet
______hand
______hundred

2. Insert a or an in the following expressions.

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______nice girl
______million pounds
______awful film
______honest boy
______university in England

3. Make these sentences plural

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______handsome young man

______interesting book
______quiet child
in______hour
______happy life
Ex: He reads a book. He reads books

A dog is an animal.________________________________________________________
A chair is made of wood.____________________________________________________
A boy likes a game.________________________________________________________
A pencil is like a pen._______________________________________________________
An eye is blue or brown.____________________________________________________
A fish can swim.___________________________________________________________
A cow gives milk.__________________________________________________________
A garden has a tree._______________________________________________________
A girl likes a sweet.________________________________________________________
A dog hates a cat._________________________________________________________

4. Make these sentences singular.

Use the indefinite article.
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Ex: Tomatoes are not vegetable

A tomato is not a vegetable

Ants are insects.__________________________________________________________

Coats have pockets._______________________________________________________
Nouns are words._________________________________________________________
Houses have roofs.________________________________________________________
Oranges are good to eat.____________________________________________________
Balls are toys.____________________________________________________________
Horses are animals.________________________________________________________
They are students._________________________________________________________
Classrooms have blackboards._______________________________________________
Cities are big towns._______________________________________________________
Boots are not shoes._______________________________________________________
Bicycles are useful vehicle.__________________________________________________
Frenchmen are Europeans.__________________________________________________
Hungry boys eat large dinners._______________________________________________
Dogs are good friends to men._______________________________________________
Good work!