What are articles?

Articles are words that make nouns specific or non-specific.

Nouns are animals, people, places, or things. The types of articles are definite and indefinite.

Can you spot these nouns?

red seahorse yellow and green fish

green and orange fish red seahorse

orange and black fish blue seahorse

turtle upside-down turtle

pufferfish crab

octopus blue and black fish

red and blue fish treasure chest

Definite Articles

The definite article is the.

The describes a specific noun.

The sentences below are examples of the use of a definite article.

The treasure chest is closed and locked.

The pufferfish is gray and green.

Definite Articles

The treasure chest is closed and locked.

There is only one treasure chest that this sentence is referring to. Can you find it?

The puffer fish is gray and green.

The is only one pufferfish. This puffer fish is gray and green, but others may be different colors.