NEW APPROACH
WEEK/TERM: THIRD TERM /WEEK 6
CLASS: Grade 2
DATE: 26th June, 2020
SUBJECT: Grammar
TOPIC: Articles
Reference:
Brief explanation
Articles
The adjectives e.g. a, an, the are called articles
Correct use of ‘a’
‘A’ is used before words beginning with consonants or a long /u/ sound e.g. a box, a cat, a goat, a utensil, a university.
Correct use of ‘an’
‘An’ is used before words begging with a vowel a, e, I, o, u or silent h e.g. an angel, an egg, an iroko tree, an hour, an honest man.
The articles a and an are used before singular common nouns or adjectives not already known or referred to, e.g. a boy come here, I saw a dog, they saw an elephant, an empty vessel and an ant
Correct use of ‘the’
- The is used to refer to something already known e.g. I saw the boy. The teacher is here.
- It is used to refer to something which is always one. E.g. the sun, the earth.
- It is used to refer to a whole class of something. e.g. the blind cannot see. The lion is a brave animal.
- It is used to refer to particular rivers, seas, etc. and range of mountains e.g. the Niger, the Nile, the Red sea, the Atlantic ocean, the Mount Everest.
Exercises/Assignment
Correct the following sentences either by supplying the correct articles or omitting them where necessary.
- The Everest is highest mountain in world.
- Bible is holy book of Christians.
- Player must play his part.
- Basket contains orange and bunch of bananas.