Punjab State Board PSEB 6th Class English Book Solutions English Grammar Articles Exercise Questions and Answers, Notes.
PSEB 6th Class English Grammar Articles
‘A’, “an’, ‘the’ are called Articles.
An Article is a word that determines or limits the noun that follows it.
An Article is always used with a Noun. So it can also be called an Adjective.
Article वह शब्द है जो अपने बाद प्रयोग किए गए Noun को निरिचत अथवा सीमित करता है।
Article का प्रयोग हमेशा Noun के साथ ही किया जाता है। इसलिए इसे Adjective भी कहा जा सकता है।
Use of ‘a’, ‘an’
You have already learnt that ‘an’ is used before words beginning with a vowel sound and ‘a’ before words beginning with a consonant sound.
Look at these pictures and name the objects using appropriate articles. Two have been done for you:
Exercise (Solved)
Put ‘a’ or ‘an’ for each:
1. …………. ox
2. ………… kite
3. ………… unit
4. ………… cart
5. ………… M.A.
6. ……….. hour
7. …………. table
8. ………. inkpot
9. ……….. monkey
10. ……….. elephant
11. ……….. honest man
12. ………. useful thing
13. ……….. European lady
14. ……….. one-eyed man.
Hints:
1. an
2. a
3. a
4. a
5. an
6. an
7. a
8. an
9. a
10. an
11. an
12. a
13. a
14. a.
Use of ‘the’
We use “the’ to talk of some specific (विशिष्ट) person, animal, place or thing. We use the’ in the following cases also:
1. Before the names of rivers and seas–
the Ganges, the Sutlej, the Jamuna; the Indian Ocean, the Arabian sea.
2. Before the names of magazines, newspapers and holy books–
the India Today, the Observer, the Tribune, the Times of India; the Bible, the Quran, the Gita.
3. Before the names of races or people–
the Hindus, the Punjabis, the English.
4. Before superlatives–
the hardest, the best, the eldest
5. Before the names of natural objects–
the sun, the moon, the earth.
6. Before the names of mountain ranges–
the Himalayas, the Vindhyas, the Alps
7. Before the names of historical places–
the Jallianwalla Bagh; the Red Fort, the Taj Mahal
8. Before a noun that is modified-
She is the girl who stands first in the class.
Exercises (Solved)
I. Fill in the blanks with the articles ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’:
1. I waited for ……………. hour.
2. ………….. ant is …………… insect.
3. …………. Red Fort is in Delhi.
4. Jack and Jill went up …………… hill.
Speak truth. Don’t tell …………. lie.
6. She rode on …………… elephant at the zoo.
7. ………….. earth is covered with land and water.
8. Bible is ……………. sacred book of Christians.
9. In ………….. sky at night we can see …………… stars and ……………. moon.
10. He took …………… banana, …………… orange and ………….. apple for breakfast.
11. ………….. Sun shines in the east.
12. He is …………….. engineer.
Hints:
1. an
2. An, an
3. The
4. the
5. the, a
6. an
7. The
8. The, a, the
9. the, the, the
10. a, an, an.
11. The
12. an
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles (a/an/the):
1. Rohit wrote …………. essay.
2. I saw …………… one eyed man.
3. ………….. sun rises in the east.
4. watch tells us …………. time.
5. accident is ……………. ugly sight.
6. She went home in …………….. morning.
7. …………….. boy standing there is my friend.
8. Mohit saw ……………… old man crossing the road.
9. In the north of our country are ……………. Himalayas.
10. ………….. Ganges, ……………… Yamuna and Saraswati meet at Sangam.
Hints:
1. an
2. a
3. The
4. The, the
5. An, an
6. the
7. The
8. an
9. the
10. The, the, the
III. Rewrite each sentence correctly:
1. He is an European.
2. I heard loud noise.
3. Look at blackboard.
4. Rajan is honest man.
5. I go for the walk in evening.
6. Gardener is watering plants.
7. I gave him an one-rupee coin.
8. An umbrella is an useful thing.
9. He was a best judge of horses.
10. She is a tallest girl in our class.
Answer:
1. He is a European.
2. I heard a loud noise.
3. Look at the blackboard.
4. Rajan is an honest man.
5. I go for a walk in the evening.
6. The gardener is watering the plants.
7. I gave him a one-rupee coin.
8. An umbrella is a useful thing.
9. He was the best judge of horses.
10. She is the tallest girl in our class.