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Nouns are names of people, places, animals or things.

‘A’ is used

(Eg) a boy, a bird

(Eg) a book, a school, a dog.

(Eg) a European, a unit, a union.

‘An’ is used

(Eg) an idiot, an apple

(Eg) an honour, an hour, an honest man

We use an before words that begin with a vowel sound .

a,e,i,o,u are vowels

'The’ is used 'The’ is used

(Eg) the sun, the sky, the moon

(Eg) the Ganges, the Sahara, the Pacific

(Eg) the Bible, the Ramayana, the Quran

(Eg) the best, the tallest

(Eg) the flute, the violin

(Eg) the old, the rich, the poor

(Eg) the first, the ninth

(Eg) the French, the Indians

(Eg) the UK", "the USA"

1. _____ earth goes round ____ sun.

2. I love watching ____ sun rise in ____ morning.

3. ____ Himalayas stand as sentinel to our country.

4. ___ man in ___ blue suit is our Principal.

5. My sister is working in ____ USA.

6. Sri Lanka is _____ island.

7. Maya wore _____ red colour sarI.

8. He is _____ honourable man.

9. He met with ____ accident on his way home.

10. Sri Lanka is _____ island.

11. He is _____ honourable man.

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FILL IN THE BLANKS USING ‘A’ AN’ OR ‘THEFILL IN THE BLANKS USING ‘A’ AN’ OR ‘THE’’

12. He met with ____ accident on his way home

13. ___ Ganges is ___ holy water.

14. He worked efficiently as ___ M.L.A.

15. _____ Bible is ____ sacred book of Christians.

16. Heaven is _____ happiest place.

17. .Buying ___ umbrella is not ___ urgent need

18. She wears _____ uniform on Wednesday.

19. Sorna made ____ universal appeal.

20. India is ____ developing country.