INDEFINITE ARTICLES

A = use to refer to one thing.(singular)

book onion

a an
house apple
cell phone elephant
desk egg
hospital octopus
pen orange
museum umbrella
university hour
Indefinite nouns are actual things (not symbols, but they
are not specifically identified.

Examples of Indefinite nouns:

• There is a table in the room.

• I ate an apple.
• The girl was wearing a hat.
• Write a - an

__ eraser __ color __ old man

__ orange __ work __ berries
__ number __ picture __ t_shirt
__ airplane __ restaurant __ umbrella
__ desk __ dog __ ugly guy
__ cookies __ friend __ eye
DEFINITE ARTICLES
the = use for singular and plural things
the book the apples

the
 The capital of France is Paris.
 I have found the book that I lost.
 Have you cleaned the car?
 There are six eggs in the fridge.
 Please switch off the TV when you
finish.
• Of course, often we can use a/an or the for the same word. It depends on the
situation, not the word.

at these examples !
We want to buy an umbrella.
(Any umbrella, not a particular umbrella)

It's raining!
Where is the umbrella?
(We already have an umbrella. We are looking for our umbrella, a particular
umbrella.)
 • To refer a particular (unique) thing:

Note:
We say: the sun, the moon, the sky, the sea, the weather, the
climate, the atmosphere, the wind, the environment.
• With the names of the oceans, seas, rivers, mountain ranges and
group of islands:

The Thames, the Andes, the Atlantic, the

Sahara, the West Indies.
• With the names of certain countries or groups of countries.

the United States of America (the USA),

the United Kingdom (the UK),
the Dominican Republic.
the Phillipines,
the Congo.

Note: We use the definite article in names with Republic, Kingdom, States, etc.
• Write the correct article:
1. ___ Nile is in Egypt, isn't it?
2. A: The school is very cold.
B: Hasn't it got ____ central heating system?
3. A: Where are ___ boys?
B: They're at ___ cinema.
4. ___ duck is a bird.
5. A: Where are ___ Canary Islands?
B: I don't know, but I know ___ Himalayas.
6. Children likes ___ sweets.
7.Do you want ___ orange? No, thanks.