Learn when to use a, an, and the in simple sentences.
Use 'a' before consonant sounds, 'an' before vowel sounds, and 'the' when talking about something specific.
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A ball, a dog, a house.
Example: A comes before consonant sounds.
article an
An orange, an umbrella.
Example: An comes before vowel sounds.
article the
There is only one sun, so we say 'the sun'.
Example: The is for specific things.
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An elephant, the forest.
Example: An elephant walked into the forest.
These printables match this lesson's stage and theme, so a child can move from screen practice to calm hands-on work.
A Grade 2 grammar worksheet for he, she, it, they, and for noticing who, what, and where in a sentence.
A Grade 2 worksheet with tiny passages and one or two meaning questions each.
A Grade 2 reading sheet for noticing one similarity or difference between two tiny passages.
Keep the reading rhythm going with another tiny lesson.
Notice how verbs change to show when something happened: before, now, or later.
Every sentence has a subject (who or what) and a predicate (what they do or are).
See how sentences can be short and simple, joined with a connector, or linked with a reason or …
