A, An, and The in a Snow Leopard Letter

Use a, an, and the before naming words.

Read the letter

Read Aunt Mei's letter. Then answer the questions.

A Letter from the Mountains

1Dear Jonah,
I am at a camp high in the mountains. Yesterday, I saw a snow leopard! The snow leopard sat on a big rock. It had thick gray fur with dark spots.

2The leopard had a long tail. It wrapped the tail around its body like a blanket. Then it jumped to an icy ledge and ran off.

3Later, I saw an eagle in the sky. The eagle flew in slow circles over the camp.

4I took a picture of the leopard with an old camera. I will mail the picture to you soon.
Love,
Aunt Mei

Read paragraph 1. Aunt Mei first writes a snow leopard. Underline the sentence where she writes the snow leopard.

Read paragraph 1. Why does Aunt Mei write the snow leopard when she tells where it sat?

Question 2 optionsA. She means any leopard in the world.B. There were many leopards on the rock.C. She already told Jonah about it.D. The leopard was bigger than the rock.

Read paragraph 2. Aunt Mei writes an icy ledge. Why does she write an and not a?

Question 3 optionsA. The ledge is very high up.B. Icy starts with a vowel sound.C. There are two icy ledges.D. The ledge is far from her.

Use the word bank. Write the little word that finishes each sentence from the letter.

The leopard had long tail.
Later, I saw eagle in the sky.
eagle flew in slow circles over the camp.

A or an?

Use a before a word that starts with a consonant sound. Use an before a word that starts with a vowel sound.

Which word goes before each naming word: a or an? Sort the words.

Which sentence uses a or an the right way?

Question 6 optionsA. I saw a owl in a tree.B. I saw an goat on a hill.C. I saw a eagle in the sky.D. I saw an owl in a tree.

A or the?

Use a for something new. Use the for something you already told about.

Use the word bank. Write a or the in each blank.

Tenzin saw yak and bird by the path. bird sat on yak's back!

Jonah writes back: "I saw a squirrel in the park." Which sentence tells more about that same squirrel?

Question 8 optionsA. The squirrel ate a nut.B. A squirrel ate a nut.C. An squirrel ate a nut.

Write two sentences to Aunt Mei about an animal you have seen. Use a in the first sentence. Use the in the second sentence.