Use Determiners - 1st Grade Writing

1. Choose the determiner that correctly completes: 'I see ___ apple on the table.'

   an. Use 'an' before words starting with vowel sounds like 'apple'.

2. Which demonstrative determiner means something is far from the speaker (plural)?

   those. Points to multiple things away from you.

3. Which option is a demonstrative determiner: a, this, an?

   this. Demonstratives point to specific things; articles don't.

4. Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cookies on that table are for later." (these, those)

   those. 'Those' refers to distant plural items.

5. Which determiner should you use for one nonspecific cat: '___ cat'?

   a. Use 'a' for singular, nonspecific nouns starting with consonant sounds.

6. Which words are the articles in English?

   a, an, the. These are the three articles used in English.

7. Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Please close ___ door." (a, an, the)

   the. 'The' refers to a specific door both people know.

8. Identify the determiner in the sentence: "The bird sang."

   The. 'The' is the determiner that comes before 'bird'.

9. Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "I see ___ dog." (a, an, the)

   a. 'Dog' starts with consonant sound 'd'.

10. Find and correct the determiner error: "I want a orange."

    Correct: "I want an orange." 'Orange' starts with vowel sound, needs 'an'.

11. Which demonstrative means more than one thing that is near the speaker?

    these. Points to multiple nearby things you can reach.

12. Choose the determiner that correctly completes the sentence: "Look at ___ bird over there."

    that. 'Over there' shows the bird is far away.

13. Identify the determiner in the sentence: 'The dog ran fast.'

    The. 'The' is the determiner that specifies which dog.

14. Which demonstrative means more than one thing that is far from the speaker?

    those. Points to multiple faraway things you can't reach.

15. Choose the determiner that correctly completes: '___ shoes are wet.' (far shoes)

    those. Far plural items require the demonstrative 'those'.

16. Choose the determiner that correctly completes: '___ shoes are wet.' (near shoes)

    these. Near plural items require the demonstrative 'these'.

17. Which two words are the articles in English?

    a, the. Articles are the most common determiners in English.

18. Find the determiner in the sentence: "The cat slept."

    The. It comes before the noun 'cat'.

19. Which article is used before a word that begins with a consonant sound?

    a. Use 'a' before consonant sounds like dog, cat.

20. Which demonstrative matches more than one item that is far: '___ books'?

    those. Use 'those' for plural nouns that are far from the speaker.

21. Choose the determiner that correctly completes the sentence: "I see ___ dog."

    a. 'Dog' starts with consonant sound 'd'.

22. Choose the determiner that correctly completes: 'She has ___ umbrella.'

    an. 'Umbrella' starts with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an'.

23. What is the article used before a word that begins with a vowel sound?

    an. Vowel sounds at the beginning require 'an' instead of 'a'.

24. Which demonstrative matches one item that is far: '___ book'?

    that. Use 'that' for singular nouns that are far from the speaker.

25. Which article is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound: a or an?

    an. Use 'an' before vowel sounds like a, e, i, o, u.

26. Choose the determiner that correctly completes the sentence: "I see ___ apple."

    an. 'Apple' starts with vowel sound 'a'.

27. Which demonstrative determiner means something is far from the speaker (singular)?

    that. Points to one thing away from you.

28. Choose the determiner that correctly completes the sentence: "Look at ___ bird here."

    this. 'Here' shows the bird is close to speaker.

29. Which words are the three articles (article determiners) in English?

    a, an, the. These are the only articles in English grammar.

30. Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Look at ___ picture over there." (this, that)

    that. 'That' indicates the picture is far away.

31. Which demonstrative matches more than one item that is near: '___ books'?

    these. Use 'these' for plural nouns that are close to the speaker.

32. Choose the determiner that correctly completes the sentence: "___ cookies are warm." (near)

    These. Plural and near requires 'these'.

33. Which article is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound?

    an. Use 'an' before vowel sounds like apple, elephant.

34. Which demonstrative matches one item that is near: '___ book'?

    this. Use 'this' for singular nouns that are close to the speaker.

35. What type of determiner is 'my' in the phrase 'my hat'?

    A possessive determiner. Shows ownership or possession of the noun that follows.

36. Which demonstrative means one thing that is far from the speaker?

    that. Points to one faraway thing you can't reach.

37. Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cat on the sofa is sleeping." (a, an, the)

    the. 'The' identifies which specific cat we mean.

38. Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "I ate ___ apple." (a, an, the)

    an. 'Apple' starts with vowel sound 'a'.

39. Which demonstrative means one thing that is near the speaker?

    this. Points to one nearby thing you can reach.

40. Identify the determiner in the sentence: "These books are heavy."

    These. 'These' is the determiner that comes before 'books'.

41. Which article is used before a word that begins with a consonant sound: a or an?

    a. Use 'a' before consonant sounds like b, c, d, etc.

42. What is a determiner in a sentence?

    A word that comes before a noun to show which one or how many. Determiners specify which noun we're talking about.

43. Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "___ cookies on my plate are warm." (these, those)

    these. 'These' refers to nearby plural items.

44. Which determiner should you use for a specific cat you already mentioned: '___ cat'?

    the. Use 'the' when referring to something already known or mentioned.

45. Find and correct the determiner error: 'These book is mine.'

    Correct: 'This book is mine.' 'These' is plural but 'book' is singular; use 'this' instead.

46. Choose the determiner that correctly completes the sentence: "Please close ___ door."

    the. Speaker and listener both know which door.

47. Find and correct the determiner error: "She ate a orange."

    Correct: "She ate an orange." 'Orange' starts with vowel 'o', so use 'an' not 'a'.

48. What are the four demonstrative determiners?

    this, that, these, those. These point to things based on distance and number.

49. Find and correct the determiner error: "I saw an ball."

    Correct: "I saw a ball." 'Ball' starts with consonant 'b', so use 'a' not 'an'.

50. Find and correct the determiner error: 'That apples are sweet.'

    Correct: 'Those apples are sweet.' 'That' is singular but 'apples' is plural; use 'those' instead.

51. Which article is used to talk about a specific noun the reader knows?

    the. 'The' points to something specific both know about.

52. Choose the determiner that correctly completes: 'He has ___ ball.'

    a. 'Ball' starts with a consonant sound, so it takes 'a'.

53. Choose the determiner that correctly completes the sentence: "___ cookies are on the shelf." (far)

    Those. Plural and far requires 'those'.

54. Which demonstrative determiner means something is near the speaker (singular)?

    this. Points to one thing close to you.

55. Which demonstrative determiner means something is near the speaker (plural)?

    these. Points to multiple things close to you.

56. Choose the determiner that best completes the sentence: "Look at ___ picture here." (this, that)

    this. 'This' indicates the picture is nearby.

57. Which determiner shows ownership in: '___ dog is brown' (talking to Mom)?

    your. Possessive determiners like 'your' show who owns something.

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