SMART EDUCATIONS

Spoken English Course – Level 1 (Beginner)
Module 5: Articles (A, An, The)

1. What are Articles?

Articles are small words used before nouns. They help us understand whether the noun is general or specific.

There are three articles in English:

“A” is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.

Note: “A” is used for sound, not spelling.

Spoken Practice:
a cat, a school, a teacher

“An” is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.

Important: “Hour” starts with H but sounds like a vowel.

Spoken Practice:
an umbrella, an honest man, an egg

“The” is used before a specific person, place, or thing.

Spoken Examples:
The sky is blue.
The boy is my friend.

Fill in the blanks:
1. I have ___ pen.
2. She eats ___ apple.
3. ___ sun is hot.

Speak loudly:
This is a book.
That is an umbrella.
The teacher is kind.