18 Mar 2026

Articles

Articles are very important in English. They give us some important information about a person, thing or place. 

  • Indefinite Articles:
    a is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.
    an is used before words that begin with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

I saw ___ butterfly in the garden.

She bought ___ orange from the shop.

  • Definite Article:
    the is used when we talk about something specific or already known.

We visited ___ museum in our town.

The sun rises in ___ east.

Watch the video for more examples.

There are 10 questions, limited time and bonus points. Let's find out how good you are at this quiz!

Write a short paragraph using all three articles.
e.g. Yesterday, we saw a dog chasing an insect in the park. Later, we went to the bakery to buy some bread.