Curated OER
Articles and Article Check-Up
Help your learners practice proper article usage with this informational handout and brief exercise. After reading information about articles and their uses, including details about when to omit articles, scholars complete fourteen...
Curated OER
Conditionals Types 0 and 1
In this online interactive grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate multiple choice verb to complete 6 sentences correctly. Students determine whether the article "the" should be used in 10 blanks in 1 paragraph. Students then...
Curated OER
The Definite Article, "The"
In this definite article instructional activity, students choose if the word the or nothing should go in the blanks of the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences.
Curated OER
"The" Or nothing?
In this "the" or nothing worksheet, 7th graders review, analyze and discuss when its appropriate to use definite pronouns. Students add the definite article "the" to ten sentences as required.
Curated OER
Canaima
Students analyze the meaning and uses of definite articles in Spanish. They read a pamphlet on the national park in Canaima, Venezuela, and discuss the similarities and differences between national parks in the U.S. and Venezuela.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Days of the Week
Thorough explanation of days of the week, their plural forms, and their use with definite articles. Ample examples demonstrate this concept. A short test at the end of the activity tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Definite Articles
This site from Tex's French Grammar is a wonderful site, with very clear explanation of definite articles and the different usages - Includes written and audio examples and has interactive practice exercises.
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Contractions of a and De
This lesson from Tex's French Grammar is a wonderful site with clear explanation of forming conntractions with the prepositions "a" and "de", with written and audio usage examples and interactive practice exercises.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin: Los Articulos
Find out when the use of an article is necessary in Spanish. Read complete explanations along with helpful examples.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Los Articulos
This grammar guide on articles features the pronunciation of words and phrases as the cursor is moved over them.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Articles
This page explains what articles are including the definite article "the" and the indefinite articles "a" and "an" and provides examples of their use and exceptions for the use of "a" and "an". It explains the rules for the uses of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles
This lesson focuses on articles; it defines article, definite article, and indefinite article and provides examples of each. It explains the difference between "a" and "an" and tells when to use each, and it also discusses the exceptions...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles
This lesson focuses on articles; it defines definite and indefinite articles and provides examples of each. It explains the a vs. an rule and the exceptions to the rule.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles
This video lesson covers the rules for the use of definite and indefinite articles; it defines and gives specific examples and rules for each. Real Player is required.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: A Article, an Article, or the Article. . . Which to Use?
This lesson explains what articles are, how they function in a sentence, and how to determine correct article usage. It includes 4 videos about what articles are, how they function, definite, and indefinite articles and how to use them...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Articles
This screencast focuses on articles (a, an, the) including definitions, the two types, how and when to use each.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Articles
This video lesson focuses on the 3 articles: a, an, the; it defines articles, discusses the two categories: definite and indefinite, and provides the rules for use and the exceptions with examples.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Articles: Basic Rules for A, An, and The
This video focuses on English articles (a, an, and the) including definitions, pronunciations, the two types, and when and how to use them.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Articles
A screencast lesson [5 mins, 52 secs] introducing articles and their proper usage and providing examples of articles functioning within sentences.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Article Usage
This tutorial focuses on the articles (a, an, the) including identifying them and the two types of articles: definite and indefinite. It offers 3 slide shows; the first one is non-audio and has students identify articles in sentences and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Article Usage
This tutorial focuses on English articles (a, an, the); it includes a slide show which defines the two types of articles and provides an exercise choosing the correct article. It also offers 2 YouTube videos: the first defines definite...
University of North Carolina
Articles: The Writing Center
What is an article? Explore the world of articles when you visit this informative resource. Students and teachers can brush up on their knowledge of these tiny but important words.
Other
Center for Communication Practices: Polytechnic Institute: Article Usage [Pdf]
The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute provides this detailed handout, with exercises included, to help non-native speakers of English sort out the proper use of articles. The site includes study and learning hints,...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Using Articles
The definition of "articles" is followed by examples of definite, indefinite, omitted, and special-use articles. Further elaboration on article usage follows concerning countable and uncountable nouns, first vs. subsequent mention, and...