Question

articles
articles are specific words that serve as adjectives before a noun. a, an, and the are articles.
the is a definite article. that means it names a specific noun.
i go to the school on the corner.
the article the tells that the person goes to a specific school on a specific corner.
a and an are indefinite articles. they do not name a specific noun.
i would like to go to a school on a corner.
the article a tells that the person wants to go to a school on a corner, but not a specific school or corner.
use a when the noun it precedes begins with a consonant or a vowel that sounds like
a consonant.
a dog a cat a skunk a one - way street
use an when the noun it precedes begins with a vowel or sounds like it starts with a vowel.
an envelope an olive an island an honest person
complete it
complete the following sentences by circling the correct answer in parentheses.

1. mike and jen rented the apartment above (a, an, the) bookstore.
2. felipe wants to get (a, an, the) car with four doors.
3. an amoeba is (a, an, the) one - celled animal.
4. coordinating the play turned out to be quite (a, an, the) ordeal.
5. todd wants to rent (a, an, the) canoe for the weekend.
6. kaitlyn brought (a, an, the) orange to go with her lunch.
7. (a, an, the) orange sweater looked best on karley.
8. not (a, an, the) hour went by that they didn’t think about each other.
9. (a, an, the) kensington trail is beautiful.
10. jada wants to buy (a, an, the) blue or red bracelet.

Explanation:

To solve these, we use the rules of articles: "the" for specific nouns, "a" before consonant - sounding words, "an" before vowel - sounding words.

1. The bookstore is specific, so "the".
2. A car (not specific, "car" starts with consonant sound), so "a".
3. "One - celled" starts with "w" sound (consonant - like), so "a".
4. "Ordeal" starts with vowel sound, so "an".
5. A canoe (not specific, "canoe" starts with consonant sound), so "a".
6. "Orange" starts with vowel sound, so "an".
7. The orange sweater (specific sweater), so "The".
8. "Hour" starts with vowel sound, so "an".
9. The Kensington Trail (specific trail), so "The".
10. A bracelet (not specific, "blue" starts with consonant sound), so "a".

Answer:

1. the
2. a
3. a
4. an
5. a
6. an
7. The
8. an
9. The
10. a