Articles

1. Articles

2. There are 2 kinds of articles:
① Definite Articles: The
② Indefinite Articles: A/An
Rules:
Artigos definidos a/an são usados
antes de palavras no singular.
Artigo definido The pode ser usado
antes de palavras no singular e plural.

3. ① A – an = general things
② The = specific things
Examples
A car a toy
An apple an orange

4. H silent
an hour an honor
a history = ristory

5. E / U = you
• A European = youropean
• A university = Younivãrsiry

6. REMEMBER:
DEVEMOS LEMBRAR QUE ESTAMOS FALANDO
DE SOM DAS PALAVRAS. VEJA ISTO:
HOUR - SOM – (OUR) AN HOUR
UNIVERSITY – SOM DE You – (YOUNIVãRSIRY) – A
UNIVERSITY

7. “I see ___ cat!”
“____ cat is orange.”
a
The

8. “I see ___ car!”
“____ car is blue.”
a
The

9. “I see ___ owl!”
“____ owl is brown.”
an
The

10. “I see ___ eagle!”
“____ eagle is very big.”
an
The

11. Rule #3
• When the object we are talking about
is unique, we always use the definite
article (“the”).
“____ Prime Minister
of Japan is a very good
public speaker.”
Example
The

12. “____ Sun is very hot
today.”
The
“____ Eiffel Tower is
beautiful.”
“____ Statue of Liberty is
very large.”
The
The

13. I saw ___ cat.
Story Time
a ___ cat was sitting on
___ fence.
The
a ___ fence was painted
brown.
The
___ cat jumped off ___ fence
when it saw ___ mouse.
The the
a ___ mouse
ran into ___ hole when it saw ___ cat,
so ___ cat didn't catch ___ mouse.
The
a the
the the
Later that day, ___ owl ate the mouse.
an

14. EXERCICES:
VOCÊ DEVE ESCREVER O GABARITO DESTA ATIVIDADE NOS
COMENTÁRIOS DA POSTAGEM DA AULA PARA COMPRAVAR SUA
PARTICIPAÇÃO E GANHAR A PRESENÇA DA SEMANA.
1-Complete com a/na ou the:
a)I went to _____ University. ______ University was very nice.
b) ______ teacher c) _____ ice cream
d)____ arm e) _____ oranges