Articles for Class 2

Articles are a, an, and the.

Use of ‘A’

A is used before a word that is singular and begins with a consonant sound.

Example:-

1. A book
2. A table
3. A tree
4. A chair
5. A school
6. A ball
7. A cup
8. A hen
9. A bus
10. A dog

Use of ‘an’

An is used before a word that is singular and begins with a vowel sound a, e, i, o, u.

Example:-

1. An apple
2. An orange
3. An igloo
4. An honest man
5. An engine
6. An umbrella
7. An intelligent
8. An elephant
9. An aeroplane
10. An egg

Use of ‘The’

The used before a specific person or thing and points out an individual person, animal, place, or thing.

Example:-

1. The sun
2. The boy
3. The lion
4. The Moon
5. The earth
6. The teacher
7. The hill
8. The Red fort
9. The almirah
10. The keys

Exercise: 1

Fill in the blanks with a, an, and the.

1. ____ apple
2. ____ cow
3. ____ rat
4. ____ hour
5. ____ moon
6. ____ hat
7. ____ lamp
8. ____ stars
9. ____ box
10. ____ teacher
11. ____ island
12. ____ earth
13. ____ man
14. ____  article
15. ____ book
16. ____ engine
17. ____ bus
18. ____ cup
19. ____ igloo
20. ____ rainbow

 Answers

1. An
2. The
3. A
4. An
5. The
6. A
7. A
8. The
9. The
10. A
11. An
12. A
13. The
14. An
15. A
16. An
17. The
18. A
19. An
20. The

Exercise: 2

Fill in the blanks with a, an, and the.

1. Ravi is ____ honest boy.
2. There is ____ big tree.
3. He ate ____ orange.
4. Divya is studying for ____ exams.
5. She is ____ intelligent and smart.
6. He is ____ brave boy.
7. ____ stars are shining.
8. The cat is under ____ bed.
9. Ruhani bought ____ umbrella.
10. It is ____ beautiful dress.
11. There is ____ big giant elephant.
12. Vaibhav is driving ____ car.
13. There are many beautiful flowers in ____ garden.
14. Ruchi is eating ____ raw egg.
15. Nikhil is reading ____ book.
16. She likes to play ____ indoor games.
17. Rohan is sitting on ____ chair.
18. She is having ____ idea to solve.
19. They will leave in ____ hour.
20. There are many books on ____ table.

Answers

1. An
2. A
3. An
4. The
5. An
6. A
7. The
8. The
9. An
10. An
11. A
12. A
13. The
14. A
15. A
16. An
17. The
18. An
19. An
20. The

Exercise: 3

Complete the blanks with the vowels using a, e, i, o, u.

1. _lw_ys
2. F_rst
3. _ft_n
4. W_ _ld
5. Br_ _d
6. S_nsh_n_
7. W_ _th_r
8. L_ttl_
9. R_ _nb_w
10. Pl_n_t

Answers

1. Always
2. First
3. Often
4. World
5. Bread
6. Sunshine
7. Weather
8. Little
9. Rainbow
10. Planet

Also read: Compound Words for Class 2

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