Articles (a, an, the) worksheets
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Use a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound: a banana, an apple.
Three grades, each its own sheet. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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1st grade
A, an, and the are the little words that introduce nouns. First graders learn the sound rule in its simplest form: a before a consonant sound (a dog), an before a vowel sound (an egg).
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2nd grade Core grade
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A, an, and the are articles, the small words that come before nouns. Second graders practice the a/an choice: a before consonant sounds (a dog), an before vowel sounds (an egg). Saying the phrase out loud usually reveals the answer.
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3rd grade
Articles are the little words a, an, and the. By 3rd grade, students handle the tricky cases where sound and spelling disagree: an hour (silent h), a unicorn (a y-sound). The rule is about the sound your mouth makes next.
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