A1 · BeginnerGrammar learning path
Basic English articles
Study a/an and the together so that article choice follows meaning rather than memorised word lists. The sequence moves from introducing a singular item to identifying something the listener can recognise.
2 lessons 10 exercises
What you will learn
- Choose a or an by sound.
- Use the for specific, shared, unique, and previously mentioned nouns.
- Recognise common situations where English uses no article.
Before you start
- Know singular, plural, countable, and uncountable nouns.
Lessons in this path
- 1Indefinite article (a/an)
Explains when singular countable nouns take a or an, how sound controls the choice, and when no article is required.
- 2Definite article (the)
Introduces the for identifiable, previously mentioned, and unique nouns, plus key geographical and zero-article contrasts.