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Understanding Determiners

A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and using determiners such as 'a', 'an', 'the', 'my', 'your', 'this', and 'that'.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsDeterminers
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort Answer

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.H

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ELAGrammarDeterminersGrade 1
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Understanding Determiners

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Read each question carefully and follow the directions. A determiner is a word that comes before a noun to show if it is specific or general. Examples are 'a', 'an', 'the', 'my', 'your', 'this', 'that'.

Fill in the blank with 'a' or 'an'.

1. I see   apple.

2. She has   red ball.

3. He wants   ice cream.

4. This is   cat.

Circle the determiner in each sentence.

5. My dog is friendly.

a

dog

b

My

c

friendly

d

is

6. The bird is singing.

a

bird

b

singing

c

The

d

is

Read each statement and mark if it is True or False.

7. 'A' is used before words that start with a vowel sound.

T

True

F

False

8. 'The' is used when we are talking about something specific.

T

True

F

False

9. Write a sentence using the determiner 'this'.

10. Write a sentence using the determiner 'your'.