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Let’s learn how to use articles (a, an, the) before nouns.

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Instructions

Learn the grammar to be successful in the Cambridge Assessment English A1 Movers test.

  1. Watch the video about articles.
  2. Complete exercise 1.
  3. Complete exercise 2.
  4. Complete the text.
  5. Look at our examples.
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A1 Articles

Watch the video about how to use articles in English.

Articles

a

You use a with singular countable nouns: a dog, a car, a woman

an

You use an with singular, countable nouns beginning with a, e, i, o, u: an apple, an elephant

  • when you say who or what for the first time: I want a new dress.
  • to talk about jobs: I’m a teacher.

the

You use the with singular and plural nouns when you know who or what:

  • Your phone is in the bathroom.
  • The students are in the classroom.
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