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• Leerjaar 1

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Lidwoorden

De / Het

'De' en 'Het' vertaal je allebei naar the

The heeft 2 uitspraken:

(thuh - ðə) bij medeklinkers: the boy

(thie - ðiː) bij klinkers: the apple

Een

'Een' vertaal je naar a of an

An gebruik je wanneer het woord in de uitspraak begint met een klinker:

An hour, An apple

A gebruik je wanneer het woord in de uitspraak begint met een medeklinker:

A boy, A university

Geen Lidwoord 

Soms gebruik je geen a of an

Dit is bijvoorbeeld bij:

Namen (England, Christmas)

play + een spel (play football, play tennis)

meervouden (dogs, boys) 

Exercise 1

Choose the correct answer

X = no article

Look! There is __ sheep in __ field over there!

1. a, an
2. an, a
3. a, X
4. a, the

Sir, may I ask you __ question?

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. X

Are you coming to __ party next Sunday?

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. X

I bought __ new TV and __ apple yesterday.

1. an, an
2. a, a
3. a, an
4. an, a

She was wearing __ ugly dress and __ jeans when she met him.

1. a, an
2. X, a
3. an, a
4. an, X

He bought __ new pair of glasses and __ hourglass.

1. a, an
2. an, a
3. x, x
4. the, a

Exercise 2

Finish the sentence by filling in the article

Type the whole sentence

Choose between a, an and no article

Do you want __ orange?

Buy him __ nice present for his birthday.

Father gives me __ money every week.

Do you want __ apple?

Have you got __ stamps?

Mum, please give me __ melon.

Tom reads __ books every month.

This is __ excellent test.

My sister goes to __ university in New York.

We have to wait __ hour for the train.

Exercise 3

Extra practice

Go to the website on the following page and practise some more

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Exercise 4

Extra challenge

Write five sentences in which you use the article A correctly

Write five sentences in which you use the article An correctly

Try to be creative!

Make 5 correct sentences using A

Make 5 correct sentences using AN