A, An, The, This, That

Determiners.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 55

Little words like a, an, and the come before naming words. Use an before a vowel sound: an apple, an egg. Use a before other sounds: a dog, a ball.
This and that point to one thing. This is near, and that is far away.
These and those point to more than one. These are near, and those are far away.
My, our, your, its, and their tell who owns something: my dog, our garden, their nest.
Your turn! Sort the words. Do they go with a, or an?

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

1.L.GC.1.11 — Use determiners (articles, possessive determiners, demonstrative adjectives). (Continue)