English language learners often forget when and where to include articles in their sentences but these words are important to master in order to achieve a high level of English. There are 268 worksheets that you can give your students for extra practice using articles and these are sorted into several different categories to make your search simpler. Here is a worksheet that practices not only articles but also countable and uncountable nouns. You will need to introduce and practice the material before completing the three activities outlined in this file. Students will enjoy the variety of games and the worksheet will enable you to evaluate their overall understanding of the material at the end of class or as a review activity at the beginning of the next lesson. There are more worksheets to choose from if this is not quite what you are looking for so take your time reviewing them.
Articles are often overlooked or misplaced by English language learners so it is important to give them sufficient practice with word order. Another way you can help students learn articles is to introduce nouns with a or an; instead of drilling book, consider using a book instead. This will help students when it comes to forming sentences because they will say “I want a book.” rather than the common, incorrect answer “I want book.” Other articles will obviously need to be introduced in a different way but getting students accustomed to using articles in sentences will make it easier for them later on in the course.
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An article (abbreviated art) is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun, in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope. The articles in the English language are 'the' and 'a/an'. 'An' and 'a' are modern forms of the Old English 'an', which in Anglian dialects was the number 'one' (compare 'on', in Saxon dialects) and survived into Modern Scots as the number 'ane'. Both 'on' (respelled 'one' by the Normans) and 'an' survived into Modern English, with 'one' used as the number and 'an' ('a', before nouns that begin with a consonant sound) as an indefinite article. The word some is thus used as a functional plural of a/an. "An apple" never means more than one apple. "Give me some apples" indicates more than one is desired but without specifying a quantity.
This practical worksheet is useful for practicing the difference between some, any, and a or an. The worksheet is colorful and easily understandable. It is suitable for young learners wh ...
This lesson is for students at a pre-Intermediate level, who have mastered the basic language skills and are familiar with plural nouns, a/an, frequency, and time. Before starting thi ...
This ESL Kids lesson about jobs includes activities such as matching the words and pictures. Students can interactively learn new vocabulary by filling in the answers and checking their ...
This worksheet includes objective-type questions about time, measurement, rounding, missing numbers, odd and even numbers, factors, and basic shape concepts. Students have to solve these ...
This five-page grammar guide is a detailed explanation on the use and omission of the definite article. ‘THE’. It can be used from intermediate levels but also for English as ...
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This worksheet introduces the historical and political changes in Central Europe and can be used to teach history and geography-related modules. The activity is organized around the video that ...
Using songs is a multiple and enjoyable way of practicing English from listening comprehension to grammar rules. In this song there are three defined activities and three more you ...
This worksheet consists four exercises to practise and help students differentiate between the use of the definite article "the" and the indefinite articles "a" and "an". It’s suit ...
The worksheet focuses on use articles with geographical names. The students discover the rules of the article use watching the video about natural wonders of the world. Students focus on the rule ...
Describe a city and its buildings.
Example 1:
Match the opposites - Ugly/Beautiful, cheap/expensive
Santiago is polluted, but Puerto Varas is clean.
Example 2:
Describe one ci ...
The worksheet is based on the video that describes the rise and fall of countries in central Europe before, during, and after World War II. The tasks include pronunciation focus on the consonant ...
This board game can help your students practise indefinite articles a/an. The task: to name a picture using correct article. I created this board game for 8-9-year-olds. I used words we have stud ...
Explanation and exercise to understand the indefinite articles. It can be used from primary levels but also for English as a Second Language. The illustrations are useful for learning vocabulary. ...
I used a free blank printable board game template to create this simple indefinite article board game for junior learners. It helps students practice the correct use of a/an with nouns beginning w ...
Straightforward exercise to practice the usage and recognition of singular countable nouns along with a, an or the. I have used this exercise a few times after teaching articles. Ask each stu ...
A wonderful worldwide quiz name using the indefinite article. A fun way of fixing its rules. You can do it first by yourself, then in pairs, or even in groups and have fun in this game with your p ...
As I have noticed that more and more of my French students neglect agreement in the plural and singular in English, I have created this worksheet to try and remedy it. Its topic is work and compan ...
A, an, some & any with Jamie Oliver's 1 cup pancake with answer key. 1. Task 1: Ss watch the video & fill in the blanks. 2. Task 2: Fill in the blanks with a, an, some, any. 3. Task 3: ...
This PDF is the one world quiz which both tests the general knowledge of your students, provoking conversations leading to the right answer. It has been adapted to test your students' knowle ...
This gives an overview of the use of articles, but not the myriad exceptions. It pretty much covers the presentation and gives a brief practice with some questions at the end. Add a w/sheet for p ...
This worksheet is for beginners (mostly children) who have started to learn the topic "My House and Furniture". Here you can find active vocabulary, useful phrases, some questions on this topic. A ...
This worksheet deals with the verb to be, numbers, articles and some classroom objects. It is a simple review. It is designed for elementary students or beginners. You can add more exercises and u ...
This a simple worksheet where students are able to, prior to reviewing or learning the rule, apply what they've learned about these tricky articles. Students read and circle the correct alter ...
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