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Determiners: A or An, This or Those, Fewer or Less — Answers

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Determiners: A or An, This or Those, Fewer or Less — Answers

Part A: A or an?

Use an before a vowel sound and a before a consonant sound. Listen to the sound, not the letter. Circle the right word.

1. (answer space) elephant
  1. Aa
  2. Ban

Answer: an

Elephant starts with a vowel sound.

2. (answer space) unicorn
  1. Aa
  2. Ban

Answer: a

Unicorn starts with a y sound (you-nicorn), so use a.

3. (answer space) hour
  1. Aa
  2. Ban

Answer: an

The h is silent, so hour starts with a vowel sound.

4. (answer space) umbrella
  1. Aa
  2. Ban

Answer: an

Umbrella starts with a vowel sound.

5. (answer space) honest answer
  1. Aa
  2. Ban

Answer: an

The h in honest is silent.

6. (answer space) useful tool
  1. Aa
  2. Ban

Answer: a

Useful starts with a y sound.

7. (answer space) big orange
  1. Aa
  2. Ban

Answer: a

The next word is big, which starts with a consonant sound.

8. (answer space) orange balloon
  1. Aa
  2. Ban

Answer: an

Orange starts with a vowel sound.

Part B: This, that, these or those?

this (one, near), that (one, far), these (more than one, near), those (more than one, far).

9.I love (answer space) shoes I am wearing right now.
  1. Athis
  2. Bthat
  3. Cthese
  4. Dthose

Answer: these

Near (on my feet) and plural: these.

10.Look at (answer space) bird on the roof over there!
  1. Athis
  2. Bthat
  3. Cthese
  4. Dthose

Answer: that

Far away and single: that.

11.Can you pass me (answer space) cup next to my hand?
  1. Athis
  2. Bthat
  3. Cthese
  4. Dthose

Answer: this

Near and single: this.

12.Who owns (answer space) bikes parked across the street?
  1. Athis
  2. Bthat
  3. Cthese
  4. Dthose

Answer: those

Far away and plural: those.

Part C: Can you count it?

Use many, fewer, few with things you can count (apples, people). Use much, less, little with things you cannot count one by one (water, time, sand).

13.There are (answer space) apples in the bowl.
  1. Amuch
  2. Bmany

Answer: many

Apples can be counted, so use many.

14.We don't have (answer space) time left.
  1. Amany
  2. Bmuch

Answer: much

Time cannot be counted one by one, so use much.

15.This line has (answer space) people than that one.
  1. Afewer
  2. Bless

Answer: fewer

People can be counted, so use fewer.

16.I drank (answer space) water than you.
  1. Afewer
  2. Bless

Answer: less

Water cannot be counted one by one, so use less.

17.There were only a (answer space) cookies left.
  1. Afew
  2. Blittle

Answer: few

Cookies can be counted, so use few.

18.Add a (answer space) salt to the soup.
  1. Afew
  2. Blittle

Answer: little

Salt cannot be counted one by one, so use little.

Part D: Find the determiners

Determiners come before a noun and tell us which one, how many or whose: a, an, the, this, those, my, our, some, every, two.

19.Write every determiner: The boy gave his sister some grapes and an apple.

Answer: The, his, some, an

20.Write every determiner: Those two dogs chased every bird in our yard.

Answer: Those, two, every, our

21.Write every determiner: My aunt has three cats and a lot of patience.

Answer: My, three, a (a lot of)

  1. Possessive words such as my and number words such as three are determiners when they come before a noun.

Part E: Your turn

22.Your turn: imagine you are running a stall at a market. Write four sentences about what you are selling. Use an, these or those, fewer or less, and many or much. Underline each determiner.

Model answer: I am selling an amazing range of homemade jams. These jars of strawberry jam are the most popular. I have fewer jars of plum jam left because so many people bought them this morning. There is not much honey left either, so come early next week!

Success criteria:

  • Four complete sentences on the topic
  • an used before a vowel sound
  • these or those used correctly
  • fewer or less used correctly
  • many or much used correctly
  • Determiners underlined
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