Understanding Articles in English

Front

Articles are words like a, an, and the.

Back

They are used to refer to members or parts of a group.

Front

Use "a" or "an" to refer to any member of a group.

Back

"A" is used before consonant sounds, "an" before vowel sounds.

Front

Use "the" to refer to a specific member of a group.

Back

"The" specifies a particular item or person.

Front

Example of using "a"

Back

A map key uses colors or symbols.

Front

Example of using "an"

Back

They created an empire.

Front

Example of using "the"

Back

Muhammad was the founder of Islam.

Front

Create a board game activity

Back

Make questions about the rise and spread of Islam.

Front

Translation activity

Back

Discuss a story from your first language to translate into English.

Front

Planning a trip activity

Back

Plan a trip using a map and agree on 3 places to visit.

Front

Use of colors and symbols in maps

Back

They show what different places are.