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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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Let's see how much we know already. 

How many articles are in the following sentences?

The brown dog is lying on the floor in the corner of the room. It has a red collar and is eating a steak. It has a ripped-up toy laying next to it. 

The answer

The brown dog is lying on the floor in the corner of the room. It has a red collar and is eating a steak. It has a ripped-up toy laying next to it. 

That means the sentence has 6 articles in it.

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In het Nederlands: lidwoorden.

Wanneer je in het Nederlands de of het voor een zelfstandig naamwoord zet, gebruik je in het Engels the. 

Wanneer je in het Nederlands een voor een zelfstandig zet, gebruik je in het Engels a of an. 

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A & An

A & An= als je het heb over 1 persoon of ding of niet specifieke ding

ATTENTION!

So, the choice od a or an is not what you read on paper, but the sound you hear.

Sometimes you see a noun starting with -h.  However, it is not pronounced! Then you put the article AN before it:  AN hour, The -h is not pronounced(‘our)

 

More examples

an hour  (you hear our)

an honour (you hear onour)

a university (you hear juniversity)

a uniform (you hear juniform)

a European (you hear jeuropean)

A

AN

table

house

egg

chicken

island

phone

orange

a of an?
..... banana

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... uniform

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... ear

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... university

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... commercial

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... avatar

1. a
2. an

a of an?
..... dog

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... artwork

1. a
2. an

a of an?
..... house

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... apple

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... commercial

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... hour

1. a
2. an

A of AN?
.... president

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... FM-radio channel

1. a
2. an

Dus...

A

AN

Klinker klank

Medeklinker klank

The

Gebruik: Als het duidelijk is over welke persoon of welk ding je het hebt

VB: Oh no, I have missed the bus to school! (over een specifieke bus)

Wanneer kun je ‘the’ weg laten?

1. Voor specifieke winkel:  I’m going to Albert Heijn.
   
2. Straten: My friend lives in Gladstone Street.
   
3. Meren: We went on holiday to Lake Como last year.
   

the

x

He was taken to ... hospital.

They built ... hospital in 2019.

I love ... summer.

Back in ... summer of '69.

They sometimes skip ... breakfast :O!

... breakfast you had this morning looked good.

The article 'a' is used for:

1. Something specific
2. When the next word begins with the consonants: r, g, k, t, p, etc.
3. When the next word begins with a vowel: a, o, u i, e

The article 'the' is used for:

1. something specific
2. When the next word begins with the consonants: r, g, k, t, p, etc.
3. when the next word begins with a vowel: a, o, u i, e

The article 'an' is used for:

1. something specific
2. When the next word begins with the consonants: r, g, k, t, p, etc.
3. when the next word begins with a vowel: a, o, u i, e

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This is ____ nice garden.

1. a
2. an
3. x
4. the

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Chris wants to be ___ policeman after he graduates.

1. a
2. an
3. x
4. the

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Isn't he ____ Dutch?

1. a
2. an
3. x
4. the

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Dinner's ready in ___ kitchen!

1. a
2. an
3. x
4. the

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Melanie is ___ American who lives in France.

1. a
2. an
3. x
4. the