Articles Worksheet: Practice using definite and indefinite articles in English sentences.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and fill in the correct article: a, an, or the.

Remember the rules (from the worksheet):

- Use a before words that start with a consonant *sound*.
- Use an before words that start with a vowel *sound* (a, e, i, o, u).
- Use the for specific things, or when we already know what we’re talking about — like “the school” if it’s the one they go to, or “the zoo” if it’s a known place.

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1. Tom is ___ cat.
→ “cat” starts with a consonant sound → use a
✔ Tom is a cat.

2. This is ___ apple.
→ “apple” starts with a vowel sound → use an
✔ This is an apple.

3. Can you tell me ___ story?
→ “story” starts with a consonant sound → use a
✔ Can you tell me a story?

4. She is ___ doctor.
→ “doctor” starts with a consonant sound → use a
✔ She is a doctor.

5. He is ___ boy.
→ “boy” starts with a consonant sound → use a
✔ He is a boy.

6. Micky is ___ mouse.
→ “mouse” starts with a consonant sound → use a
✔ Micky is a mouse.

7. She gives me ___ orange.
→ “orange” starts with a vowel sound → use an
✔ She gives me an orange.

8. I will finish work in ___ hour.
→ “hour” starts with a silent ‘h’, so it sounds like “our” — vowel sound → use an
✔ I will finish work in an hour.

9. They will meet in ___ school.
→ This is likely referring to a specific school (maybe their own) → use the
✔ They will meet in the school.

10. We went to ___ zoo yesterday.
→ Again, probably a specific zoo (maybe the one in town) → use the
✔ We went to the zoo yesterday.

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Final Answer:
1. a
2. an
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. an
8. an
9. the
10. the