1. Articles
અંગ્રેજી ભાષામાં કુલ 26 મૂળાક્ષરો (alphabets) છે.
A) Consonants(વ્યંજન)
B) Vowels: (સ્વર)
‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’ & ‘u’
·
‘Article’ એ એક
અવ્યય છે જે કોઈ પણ જાતિવાચક નામની આગળ લાગે છે.
·
‘Articles’ ના મુખ્ય
બે પ્રકાર છે ::
a) Indefinite Articles (અચોક્કસ આર્ટિકલ)
b) Definite Article (ચોક્કસ આર્ટિકલ)
A) Indefinite Articles (અચોક્કસ
આર્ટિકલ):
· Article ‘a’ & ‘an’ એ
અચોક્કસ આર્ટિકલ છે.
· કોઈપણ એક
એવા અર્થમાં આ બંને આર્ટીકલ્સ વપરાય છે.
· બહુવચન
નામની આગળ અચોક્કસ આર્ટીકલ્સ વપરાય છે.
· કોઈપણ
જાતિવાચક કે સંખ્યાવાચક એકવચન નામની આગળ આ બંને આર્ટીકલ્સ વપરાય છે.
1. Article ‘a’:
- · જો કોઈ પણ એકવચન નામનો પ્રથમ અક્ષર વ્યંજન હોય અને તેનો ઉચ્ચાર પણ વ્યંજન થતો હોય તો તે નામની આગળ Article ‘a’ લાગે છે..
For example,
a bat a cat
a table a book a pen
a mango a chair a bench a boy
- · જો કોઈપણ એકવચન નામનો પ્રથમ અક્ષર સ્વર હોય પરંતુ તેનો ઉચ્ચાર વ્યંજન થતો હોય તો તે નામની આગળ Article ‘a’ લાગે છે.e.
For example,
a union a university a uniform a one-rupee note
a one-day match
2. Article ‘an’:
- Jo ko[p` Aekvcn namno p/4m A9r Svr hoy Ane teno ]Ccar p` Svr 4to hoy to te namnI Aag5 Article ‘an’ lage 0e.
For example, an apple an
orange an egg an umbrella an elephant an onion
- Jo ko[p` Aekvcn namno p/4m A9r Vy>jn hoy pr>tu teno ]Ccar Svr 4to hoy to te namnI Aag5 Article ‘an’ lage 0e.
For example,
an hour an
honest man
an M.A. an
M.B.B.S.
an S.T. bus an L.L.B.
an S.S.C. student an H.S.C.
student
B) Definite Article ‘The’ ( coKks Aa3IRkl’The’):
- ko[p` Aekvcn ke bhuvcn namnI Aag5 Aa3IRkl ‘The’ vpray 0e.
- ko[p` pda4R, p/a`I ke vStu ivxe p/4m var ]Lleq krvama> Aave Tyare article ‘a’ ke ‘an’ vpray 0e Ane Jo Ae j pda4R, p/a`I ke vStu ivxe bI+ var ]Lleq krvama> Aave TYaare article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
For example,
This is a boy. This is a girl.
This is a girl. The girl is beautiful.
That is a mango. The mango is very juicy.
- wOgoilk S4ano jeva ke- ndIAo, smu¸o, srovro, mhasagro, pvRto vgerena namnI Aag5 article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
For example,
The North pole The
South pole
The Arabian Sea The
Pacific Ocean
The Himalaya The
Sardar Sarovar
The Ganga The
Yamuna
The Girnar The
Bay of Bengal
- iv&vnI Aekma+ cIj ke p/k<itna pda4oR jeva ke suyR, c>¸, p<$vI vgere Aag5 p` article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
For example,
The Earth The Moon
The Wind The Saturn
The Mars
- iv&vnI AjaybIAo, mhan piv+ g/>4ona nam, vtRman p+ona nam, jhajona nam,
idxaAona
nam vgere Aag5 p` article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
For example,
The Tajmahal The Statue of
Liberty
The Ramayana The Bible
The Sandesh The Times of
India
The Titanic The Divyabhaskar
The East The
North
- ko[ Aek VyiKt ke p/a`I nih p` tena Aaqo vgR ke smg/ smuh sUcvva ma3e tenI Aag5 article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
For example,
The tiger is our national animal.
The cow is a useful animal.
The Japapnese are good at the art of arranging flowers.
xrIrna A>gona namnI Aag5 p` article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
For example,
The heart the eye the hand
The mouth the nose the ear
- Aek j piriS4itma> ke Aek j S45ma> Aek j vStu ke Aek j VyiKtna namnI Aag5 Article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
For example,
1. Who is the precident of India?
2. What is the height of the Himalaya?
3. Who is the principal of Savashala?
The teacher The temple
The Principal The manager
- manvjaitAo, p/jaAo ke ku5vack namonI Aag5 p` Article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
For example,
The English the French the Chinese
The Hindus the
Muslims the Christians
The Pandavas the Kauravas
the Brahmins
- ivxe8`na 7e*#tavack(Superlative Degree) ½pnI Aag5...
For example,
The highest the
biggest
The cleverest the
heaviest
The most useful
- k/mvack s>QyaAonI Aag5...
For example,
The first the
second
The last the
previous
The sixteenth the next
- ini&ctta dxaRvva inui&ct vStuAonI Aag5...
For example,
Please, close the door.
Let’s go to the zoo.
Article
‘The’ Kyare
n vpray?
- Aini&ct namonI Aag5...
Exa, boys papers girls
Pens flowers
- Waavvack namonI Aag5...
Exa, kindness anger love Death joy
- g`I n xkay teva ¸Vyvack namonI Aag5...
Exa, tea suger salt water oil
- dexna namonI Aag5...
Exa, India Africa Nepal China Japan
- s>)avack(Proper noun) namonI Aag5 ko[p` Article vpratu> n4I.
- Aini&ct ke bhuvcn namo temj ¸Vyvack namo Jyare ini&ctta sUcve Tyare tenI Aag5 Article ‘The’ vpray 0e.
Fill in the following blanks using article ‘a’, ‘an’ or
‘the’.
1. This is _____ elephant.
2. Raj has _____ new scooter.
3. _____ Saurashtra University is _____ good university.
4. Twinkal is _____ intelligent student.
5. That is _____ horse.
6. Umang has _____ umbrella.
7. Sachin is _____ engineer.
8. The king was _____ honourable man.
9. We will travel to Baroda by _____ S.T. bus.
10. Dixit is _____ S.S.C. student.
11. He returned after _____ hour and _____ half.
12. What _____ delightful experience!
13. _____ Chinese have built _____ huge wall around their country.
14. _____ Samrat ashok is _____ Indian Ship.
15. _____ Granth sahib is _____ book of _____ Sikhs.
16. There are many holy places for _____ Hindus in _____ Himalayas.
17. What _____ Idea!
18. _____ one-eyed man gave _____ one-rupee note to _____ beggar.
19. Is she _____ S.S.C. student?
20. _____ Seal is very useful to _____ Eskimos.
21. _____ camel is _____ useful animal.
22. I have _____ book. _____ book is new.
23. _____ peacock is our national bird.
24. _____ Earth moves round _____ sun.
25. Who is _____ prime minister of India?
26. Maheshbhai has _____ basket of _____ mangoes.
27. Manish was _____ student of _____ University of Poona.
28. This is _____ elephant. _____ elephant is _____ big animal.
29. I would like to take _____ open book exam.
30. Please, open _____ door.
31. The diamond plays_____ important role in modern industry.
32. Let’s play _____ game.
33. Let _____ child play in _____ playground.
34. Ahmedabad is one of _____ biggest cities in Gujarat.
35. _____ cup was broken by Sandip.
36. I want _____ chair to sit on.
37. _____ cow is _____ useful animal.
38. That is _____ apple. _____ apple is sweet.
39. Last week our school hosted _____ 30th science fair of the state.
40. _____Mount Everest is _____ highest peak in the world.
41. _____ Lotus is our national flower.
42. Would you tell me _____ time, please?
43. Knowledge is _____ most valuable jewel.
44. _____ Amazon is _____ deepest river in Brazil.
45. She is _____ girl. _____ girl is very clever.