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Unit 1 Articles ··· a / an / the

Grammar Lesson ··· 4

Grammar Exercises ··· 6

Unit 2 Plural Nouns··· -s / -es / -ies Grammar Lesson ··· 8

Unit 3 Some / Any Grammar Lesson ··· 12

Unit 4 How many / How much Grammar Lesson ··· 16

Review (Units 1-4)···20

Unit 5 Exclamations ^{··· !} Grammar Lesson ··· 24

Unit 6 Possessives ··· ‘s / s’ Grammar Lesson ··· 28

Unit 7 Possessive Adjectives ··· my / your / our Grammar Lesson ··· 32

Unit 8 Question Words··· who / what / where Grammar Lesson ··· 36

Review (Units 5-8) ··· 40

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^{Test 1}··· 44

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^{Test 2}··· 48

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^{Word Check} ··· 52

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Card Activities ··· 54

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• Eat a cookie. Eat the chocolate cookie on the table.

(any cookie) (specific cookie)

• The sun and the moon are in the sky.

(sun, moon, and sky are all one of a kind)

• She can play the piano.

(all of a kind; She can play all pianos.)

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Articles ---- the words a, an, and the

A / An (indefinite article = any one): a fish, an animal, a robot, an onion

The (definite article = a specific one, one of a kind, or all of a kind):

the fish in the sea, the animals in the zoo, the sky, the piano

Grammar Rules

a, an, the

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Hello, I’m a fish.

I live in the sea.

a fish an animal the sun

Hello, I’m an animal.

I live on the land.

Hello, I’m the sun.

I live up in the sky.

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UNIT 1. Articles··· a / an / the

the

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This is a dog.

The dog is black and white.

These are cats.

The cats are in the basket.

I jog in the morning.

I have a box.

The box is big.

I see a star.

The star is bright.

I am reading a book.

The book is good.

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I play soccer in the afternoon.

I watch TV in the evening. I play the violin sometimes.

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Exercises Exercises

Name the things on the table using a or an.

AA

1. A sun is in the sky.

______________________________________________________

2. It’s very hot in an afternoon.

______________________________________________________

3. I see a cat. A cat is cute!

______________________________________________________

4. Can you play a piano? Yes, I can.

______________________________________________________

5. I have a robot. A robot is blue.

______________________________________________________

Correct the articles.

BB

a potato

The sun is in the sky.

1. _____________________

2. _____________________

3. _____________________

4. _____________________

5. _____________________

6. _____________________

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UNIT 1. Articles··· A / An / The

Circle the correct articles.

CC

Dear Pen Pal,

Hi, I’m Judy. I live in the U.S.A.

Do you have _______ dog?

I have a dog. It is smart and cute.

For lunch I eat _______ orange and _______ hamburger.

How about you?

I jog in _______ morning.

I play _______ violin in _______ evening.

Now, it’s time to go to bed. Good-bye.

Read and complete the letter.

DD

a

1. I have a / an / the piano.

2. We can see a / an / the moon.

3. She can play a / an / the guitar.

4. Look! There is a / an / the fish!

5. I am reading a / an / the book.

6. He has a / an / the daughter.