Articles (A, An, The) Worksheets
A, an, and the are articles, the small words that come before nouns. Second graders practice the a/an choice: a goes before consonant sounds (a dog, a banana) and an goes before vowel sounds (an egg, an umbrella). Saying the phrase out loud almost always reveals the answer.
By grade
What students need to know
Use a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound: a banana, an apple.
This skill runs from 1st grade through 3rd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Articles (A, An, The) across the grades
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). At this age it is an ear skill first and a writing skill second.
2nd Grade
A, an, and the are articles, the small words that come before nouns. Second graders practice the a/an choice: a goes before consonant sounds (a dog, a banana) and an goes before vowel sounds (an egg, an umbrella). Saying the phrase out loud almost always reveals the answer.
3rd Grade
Articles are the little words a, an, and the. By 3rd grade, students handle the tricky cases where the sound and the spelling disagree: an hour (silent h), a unicorn (a y-sound). The rule was never about letters; it's about the sound your mouth makes next.