Articles a, An and the

• a dog
• a chicken
• a boy
• a teacher
• a girl
• a lesson
• a website

USING AN IN ENGLISH

• An is used in front of singular countable nouns which are not specific.
• We don’t use a before uncountable or plural nouns.
• If the noun starts with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u), “an” comes before the noun.

Examples:

• an umbrella
• an owl
• an apple
• an image
• an hour
• an enemy
• an author
• an army

USING THE IN ENGLISH

We use ‘the’ in front of all nouns ( It does not matter whether the nouns are singular, plural countable or uncountable ) to describe someone or something specific or unique.

Examples:

• the Moon
• the world
• the Sun
• the atmosphere
• the rain
• the South
• the West
• the North