1. Grammar Starter Indefinite articles All ✰ Most ✰✰ Some ✰✰✰
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Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?
Can I describe the grammar feature and give my own examples as well as identifying it in in a range of texts?

2. In the back of your exercise book...
Grammar Starter: Indefinite articles
Definition: They are little words (a or an) that go before a singular noun and tell the reader/listener about general things.
Example: Timothy saw a film Can I eat an orange?
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Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition?
Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?
Can I describe the grammar feature and give my own examples as well as identifying it in in a range of texts?

3. Vowels and consonants
There are five vowels in the English alphabet. They are a, e, i, o, u. All the other letters in the English alphabet are consonants. THIS IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT!
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Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition?
Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?
Can I describe the grammar feature and give my own examples as well as identifying it in in a range of texts?

4. A or an?
When there is a singular noun you use the indefinite article ‘a’.
For my birthday I was bought a bike.
However, if the noun starts with a vowel then you need to use the indefinite article ‘an’.
For my birthday I was bought an IPod.
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Can I describe the grammar feature and give my own examples as well as identifying it in in a range of texts?

5. Task time: create your own
Decide if these nouns would need a or an before them.
In my bedroom I have one of the following nouns…
lamp
earring
bedside table
hairdryer
oil painting
umbrella
book
jumper
ant farm
alarm clock
pillow
wash basket
teddy bear
wardrobe
television
eyeshadow
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Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition?
Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?
Can I describe the grammar feature and give my own examples as well as identifying it in in a range of texts?