Articles Worksheet for Class 5 | A, An and The Grammar Worksheet

Articles Worksheet for Class 5 | A, An and The Grammar Worksheet

Articles Worksheet for Class 5

Name: __________________________
Date: __________________________
Class: 5

Remember

Articles are words used before nouns.

  • A – used before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound.
    a book, a teacher
  • An – used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound.
    an apple, an elephant
  • The – used for a specific person, place, animal, or thing.
    the sun, the school near my house

A. Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.

  1. I saw ______ elephant at the zoo.
  2. She has ______ beautiful dress.
  3. He ate ______ apple.
  4. We visited ______ museum yesterday.
  5. My father bought ______ new car.
  6. There is ______ orange on the table.
  7. ______ sun rises in the east.
  8. She is reading ______ interesting book.
  9. Rahul wants to become ______ doctor.
  10. We saw ______ moon last night.
  11. He found ______ old coin.
  12. I have ______ umbrella.
  13. She bought ______ pair of shoes.
  14. ______ Earth moves around the Sun.
  15. There is ______ cat outside the house.

B. Choose the Correct Article

  1. I saw ___ lion in the forest.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. She ate ___ orange.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. ___ Taj Mahal is in India.

A. A
B. An
C. The

  1. He is ___ honest boy.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. My brother has ___ bicycle.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. She wants ___ ice cream.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. We saw ___ rainbow in the sky.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. ___ Earth is our planet.

A. A
B. An
C. The

  1. He bought ___ new notebook.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. I saw ___ owl sitting on a tree.

A. a
B. an
C. the

C. Write A, An, or The

  1. ______ banana
  2. ______ egg
  3. ______ university
  4. ______ hour
  5. ______ umbrella
  6. ______ European country
  7. ______ apple
  8. ______ one-eyed monster
  9. ______ orange
  10. ______ sun

D. Correct the Mistakes

Rewrite each sentence using the correct article.

  1. I saw an dog in the park.
  1. She ate a apple.
  1. He is a honest man.
  1. We saw an beautiful bird.
  1. The girl has an blue bag.
  1. I need a umbrella.
  1. He bought an new pencil.

E. Complete the Paragraph

Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.

Yesterday, I went to ______ park with my brother. We saw ______ elephant near ______ lake. Then we saw ______ old man feeding birds. ______ man gave us ______ apple. After that, we saw ______ beautiful butterfly sitting on ______ flower.

F. Articles in Sentences

Choose the correct option.

  1. She is reading ___ book that I gave her.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. My mother is ___ teacher.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. He waited for ___ hour.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. I saw ___ eagle flying above us.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. ___ Ganga is a famous river.

A. A
B. An
C. The

  1. He wants to buy ___ new phone.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. She found ___ old photograph.

A. a
B. an
C. the

  1. ___ moon looks bright tonight.

A. A
B. An
C. The

G. Challenge Questions

  1. Write a sentence using a.
  1. Write a sentence using an.
  1. Write a sentence using the.
  1. Why do we say “an hour” instead of “a hour”?
  1. Why do we say “a university” instead of “an university”?

Answer Key

A

  1. an
  2. a
  3. an
  4. a
  5. a
  6. an
  7. The
  8. an
  9. a
  10. the
  11. an
  12. an
  13. a
  14. The
  15. a

B

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. B
  5. A
  6. B
  7. A
  8. C
  9. A
  10. B

C

  1. a
  2. an
  3. a
  4. an
  5. an
  6. a
  7. an
  8. a
  9. an
  10. the

D

  1. I saw a dog in the park.
  2. She ate an apple.
  3. He is an honest man.
  4. We saw a beautiful bird.
  5. The girl has a blue bag.
  6. I need an umbrella.
  7. He bought a new pencil.

E

the, an, a, an, the, an, a, a

F

  1. C
  2. A
  3. B
  4. B
  5. C
  6. A
  7. B
  8. C

G

51–55. Answers may vary.