Grammar (articles ) notes 1

1. ARTICLES ARTICLES

2. A is used to show singular in number before words A is used to show singular in number before words
beginning with a consonant sound ( b,c,d,f,g,etc )beginning with a consonant sound ( b,c,d,f,g,etc )
Examples:Examples:

3. Aboy
cat
duck
fan
girl
Jar
kite
lorry
mouse
letter
queen

4. •rat
•soap
•toy
•university
•van
•watch
•year
•zoo

5. NOTE :
“ University” is used with “a “
because it begins with a “y” sound.

6. •An is used to show singular in number
before words beginning with a vowel
sound ( a, e, i,o,u )

7. •Examples:
•An ant
Accident
Elephant
Egg
Ice-cube
Iron
Owl
Orange
Umbrella
Uncle

8. •NOTE:
•“Hour “ and “honour “ are used with “an “
because they begin with an “o “sound.

9. •We do not use a or an before
•Plural nouns
•Bags, cages, houses , ships , books
•Uncountable nouns
•Sugar , milk , oil , ice , water
•Names of people and places
•Basri , Serdang , Jalan Raja Laut , Morib

10. •
•The is used
•to refer to a person or thing that is mentioned a
second time
•I bought a book. The book cost ten ringgit
•He has a car. The car is old
•We have a big house. The house is big















•The boys have a ball. The ball isround.
•I have a towel. Thetowelisgreen in colour.
•My father has a car. Thecar isparked in the
garage.
•The manisfierce . Theman`is tall.

11. •To refer to a particular person or thing
•The man who spoke to you
•The soup she made
•To refer to a place or thing where there is
only one
•The moon, sun, earth, sky
•To show comparison before adjectives in the
superlative form
•The best, tallest, biggest, richest,
•Before names of certain countries
•The United States of America, indian ocean

12. •Put “a” or “an “ before the following words.
•1……axe 2. ….. hospital
•3……owl 4 …… tiger
•5……eagle 6 ....... mosque
•7……horse 8……. carrot
•9……computer 10. …..Island
•11. …ear 12……valley
•13…..umbrella 14. …..printer
•15. …hook 16. …..old woman
•17. …skirt 18. …. mynah
•19… European 20……honest man

13. •Fill the blanks with “a” , “an”, or “the”.
•1. Hong Kong is ….. island.
•2. Laura is ….. name of a girl.
•3. Hock Weng is ….. intelligent boy.
•4. Can I have ….. egg sandwich?
•5. ….. banana is a kind of fruit.
•6. There is ….. book in the drawer.
•7. I would like ….. cup of tea, please.
•8. My mother waters the plants once ….. day.
•9. Aileen plucked ….. apple from the tree.
•10. He is from ….. Singapore.

14. •11. Raj is ….. most intelligent of the three boys.
•12. Pak Hussein is ….. honest man.
•13. It was ….. most boring film I had ever seen.
•14. The turtle is …. reptile.
•15. The plane will depart in ….. hour’s time.
•16. Please do not take ….. pen on the desk.
•17. She switched off ….. fan in the room.
•18. Brian bought ….. box of chocolates for his
mother.
•19. Father takes …. dog out for a walk every
evening.
•20. Look out! ….. car is coming our way. It looks
like ….. driver is drunk!

15. •Fill in the blanks using “a”, “an” or “the
“.Put a ”-” where no article is necessary.
• Every day, Amaluddin takes ….. bus to
school. His school is near ….. post office. Every
morning, Amaluddin would walk to ….. bus-stop
to wait for …… bus. His friends, Sarah and
Satvinder, would also be waiting there. Beside
…..bus-stop is ….. small fruit shop. Amaluddin
would buy ….. apple to take to ….. school. …..
girl by the name of Hazirah works at the fruit
stall. She is …….. daughter of Encik Hairuddin.

16. •Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
( a , an , the , __ )
3.I can see ….. owl sitting on the roof of our
house.
4.. . . . . hibiscus is the national flower of
Malaysia
5.It is ….. honour to receive a prize from the
king.
6.We heard ….. explosion in that factory.
7.Mother used ….. mortar and pestle to pound
some chilies.
8.During ….. emergency, we should not panic.
9.The moon reflects light from ….. sun.

17. •8. ….. pupils cannot go to school because it is
flooded.
•9. This is ….. useless typewriter. I cannot type
anything with it.
•10. This is ….. longest procession I have ever
seen
•11. Anand goes to …. City Hall library to borrow
storybooks.
•12. I am going to meet Najmi for ….. game of
chess this evening.
•13. Beijing is …… capital of china.
•14. Rajiv saw ….. accident between a bus and a
car this morning.

18. •15. The wau is ….. traditional Kelantanese kite.
•16. My uncle bought ….. used car from that
shop.
•17. Pulau Pinang is known as ….. Pearl of the
Orient.
•18. Jalil has ….. European pen pal.
•19. ….. best performer was awarded five
thousand ringgit.
•20. ……. radio on that cabinet is mine.
•21. Don’t drink …. tea in that flask.
•22. The sick boy was sent to ….. Sihat Medical
Centre.