Articles

1. DPNT 5113 – Teknologi Pendidikan II
Powerpoint P&P
Tajuk : Article
Diesediakan untuk :
Tuan Haji Rekkeman B. Kusut
Disediakan oleh :
Siti Adibah Bt Rosman
1352009

2. ARTIC
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DEFINITE
INDEFINITE
THE
A AN

3. INDEFINITE ARTICLE
A AN
?

4. A
Used before words which
begins with consonant
(b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,
w,x,y,z)

5. A A
A
DOCTOR
CAR
WATERMELON

6. A
Also used before U & EU when it
sounds like the word ‘ you ‘ .
A university
A European city

7. An
• Used before words begin with
vowels.
[ a,e,i,o,u]
• Also used before words that
begin with silent ‘H’.

8. An An
An
EYE
HOUR
OWL

9. • For talking about jobs.
I am a teacher.
He is an architect.
A An

10. A
• Prices
It cost 10 cents a litre.
• Frequency
I drink about 8 glasses of
water a day.

11. • Used before hundred,
thousands, million
A hundred people.
A thousand days.
A

12. • Speeds
You’re driving at ninety miles an hour.
An

13. Another examples of
“A” and “An” ?

14. DEFINITE ARTICLE
THE
?

15. The
• When we talk about the
person or thing again.
E.g :
Mary : I bought a CD player and a TV
yesterday.
Joe : was the CD player expensive?

16. The
• It points to a particular
person, thing, or place.
E.g :
This is THE car I saw.

17. The
• When there is only one of
something.
E.g :
May I turn on the TV?

18. The
• Also used for musical instruments.
E.g :
Shah plays the guitar.
Azwa bought the violin.

19. Let’s do some exercise!
Fill in the blanks with the suitable article.
1. ___ dog is __ useful animal.
2. Honest people speak __ truth.
3. I first met him __ year ago.
4. __ lion is __ king of beasts.
5. __ sun shines brightly.
6. __ European called at my office yesterday.
7. __ Nile is __ important river.
8. He is __ untidy boy.
9. Do you see __ blue sky?
10.It is __ island of great beauty.

20. CONGRATULATIONS !
THANK YOU!!