A SECRET ACTIVITY FOR 1ST GRADERS

Hello everybody,

This is an activity to get an extra point (10% of your grade for period 1)

1. Read the theory.
2. Copy the theory and the practice to a WORD2003 file.
3. Print it.
4. Do the activity.
5. Give it to me on September 1st or before.

(You have one week to do it)







THEORY

A/AN - Lesson on Articles

WHEN TO USE -A-

Use a if the next word begins with a consonant SOUND.
This is a sound rule, NOT a spelling rule.
a box
a cat
a university (university begins with a consonant sound)
a unicorn (unicorn begins with a consonant sound)
a European trip (European begins with a consonant sound)
a hotel (hotel begins with a consonant sound)

WHEN TO USE -AN-
Use AN if the next word begins with a vowel SOUND.
This is a sound rule, NOT a spelling rule.
an atom
an entrance
an ice cream cone
an uncle (uncle begins with a vowel sound)
an hour (the h is silent, thus a vowel sound)

(TAKEN FROM: English-Zone.Com)

PRACTICE
A/AN

INSTRUCTIONS:
READ the sentence. CHOOSE the answer.

1. He is ____ boy.
a an

2. Yesterday I saw ____ animal.
a an

3. My father is ____ doctor.
a an

4. Marsha is ____ honest girl.
a an

5. The chicken laid ___ egg.
a an

6. Jan ate ____ piece of pizza.
a an

7. Sylvia put ___ old hairbrush in her bag.
a an

8. Mexico is ____ large country.
a an

9. I need ____ English dictionary please.
a an

10. ___ apple a day keeps the doctor away!
a an


INSTRUCTIONS
Write a/an
1. ______ actor
2. ______singer
3. ______waiter
4. ______mechanic
5. ______actress
6. ______engineer
7. ______doctor
8. ______nurse
9. ______clerk
10. ______hairdresser
11. ______university professor
12. ______police officer
13. ______firefighter
14. ______architect
15. ______dentist
16. ______secretary
17. ______administrator
18. ______accountant
19. ______bank teller
20. ______cashier


A or An
1. This is Bob. He's _____ doctor.

2. Peter is ____ engineer.

3. That's Oliver. He's ___ travel agent.

4. Leonardo di Caprio is ___ actor.

5. Fred is ____ electrician.

6. Mr. Smith is ___ teacher.

7. This is Gloria. She's ___ homemaker.

8. That's John. He's ___ police officer.

9. I'm ____ student.

10. Meryl Streep is ____ actress.

11. ___ eagle

12. ___ arrow

13. ____ ultra-violet ray

14. ___ honest person

15. ___ UFO

16. ___ unidentified flying object

17. ___ easy question

18. ___ X-ray

19. ___ SOS

20. ___ university

21. ___ umbrella

22. ___ hour-glass

23. ___ UNESCO office

24. ___ SAT score

25. ___ TOEFL score

26. ___ black umbrella

27. ___ yellow tag

28. ___ ox

29. ___ uniform

30. ___ white umbrella

31. ___ orange bag

32. ___ igloo

33. ___ orange sweater

34. ___ ugly dress


Copyright (C) 2000 Violeta K. Tsoneva

This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.