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B. Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with the correct describing
words.
1. Mother duck is with her duckling(s). (one / three)
2. The ducklings are next to their mother. (big / small)
3. They live near the pond. (black / blue)
4. There are trees near the pond. (two / four)
Use of ‘A’, ‘An’ and ‘The’ (Articles)
Read these sentences.
1. The children see a duck in the pond.
2. An owl has big eyes.
The words ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ are called articles.
We use a before a noun that begins with a consonant sound.
Examples: a cat, a bus, a duck
We use an before a noun that begins with a vowel sound.
Examples: an owl, an apple, an orange
We use a or an only before nouns that are one in number.
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