2nd Class English Articles Articles

      Introduction  

      There are three articles. They are the following:

•  A
•  An
•  The  

      Before going ahead look at the Vowel and Consonant:

•  Vowel: A, E, I, O and U
•  Consonant: Rest is consonants.
•  For example: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z  

      A is used before a word which starts with a consonant.

For example:

A book

A pen

A bag

A table  

      An is used before a word which starts with a vowel.

For example:

An apple

An orange

An egg

An umbrella

An inkpot  

      'The' is used before the following:

•  Before the names of the heavenly bodies. For example: the sun, the moon, the earth, etc.
•  Before the names of rivers. For example: The Ganga, The Yamuna, etc.
•  Before the names of higher posts. For example: The Prime Minister, The President, etc.
•  Before the names of holy books. For example; The Bible, The Ramayana, etc.  

  Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. He reads_______ book.

(A) A        

(B) An

(C) The 

(D) No.ne of these

Answer: (a)

Explanation :

He reads a book. Therefore option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.  

  _________ Gita is a holy book.

(A) A 

(B) An

(C) The 

(D) None of these

Answer: (c)

Explanation :

The Gita is a holy book. Therefore option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.