Articles ESL Activities, Games and Worksheets

Amazing Articles

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Articles Activity - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work

In this free articles activity, students guess missing articles and words in sentences. In pairs, students take turns reading a sentence to their partner using the word 'blank' for the words in bold. Their partner listens and completes the sentence by... read more

General Statements

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Articles Game - Grammar: Matching, Forming Sentences - Group Work

In this creative articles game, students make general statements with and without articles. This game helps students to learn to use a and an with singular countable nouns and no article with plural nouns and uncountable nouns. One student turns over a... read more

Introduction to Articles

Elementary (A1-A2) 30 minutes
ESL Articles Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Drawing, Listing, Gap-fill, Rewriting

This useful articles worksheet helps elementary students learn and practice how to use articles. Students begin by drawing pictures of certain things, paying attention to the articles shown. Next,... read more

Match it

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Articles Game - Grammar: Matching, Forming Sentences - Group Work

In this enjoyable articles game, students practice matching articles (a, an, the) with nouns. In groups, students take it in turns to turn over an article card and a picture card. If the article matches with the noun, the student scores a point. The student can... read more

Articles Board Game

Pre-intermediate (A2-B1) 30 minutes
ESL Articles Board Game - Speaking: Gap-fill, True or False, Impromptu Speech, Free Practice - Group Work

In this free articles board game, students review a, an and the by completing true or false statements and talking about various topics for 30 seconds. Players take it in turns to roll the dice and move their... read more

Articles Race

Pre-intermediate (A2) 20 minutes
ESL Articles Game - Grammar, Vocabulary and Listening: Sentence Completion, Gap-fill - Pair Work

In this fun articles game, students race each other to see who can be the first to complete a set of sentences with the correct articles. In pairs, students take it in turns to read a sentence aloud to their partner... read more

Articles Review

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Articles Activity - Grammar, Vocabulary and Listening: Sentence Completion, Gap-fill - Pair Work

Here is an engaging articles activity for pre-intermediate students. In the activity, students listen to sentences that contain missing articles. The students' task is to complete each sentence with a, an, the or... read more

Homestay Heaven

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Articles Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Binary Choice, Gap-fill, Error Correction

In this productive articles worksheet, students work through various exercises to practice a, an, the and no article. Students begin by reading an email about Eiko's homestay experience and circling the... read more

Right or Wrong?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Articles Activity - Grammar: Error Correction, Betting

In this free articles error correction activity, students find and correct mistakes in sentences that contain articles. First, students read sentences on the worksheet, some of which contain errors in the use of articles (a, an, the, no article). If students... read more

A Likely Story

Intermediate (B1) 40 minutes
ESL Articles Activity - Grammar and Writing: Story Writing - Group Work

In this imaginative articles activity, students create a story with article and noun cards. Students begin by deciding on the type of story they want to write, e.g. science fiction. Students then create a story in their groups using as many of the article and... read more

Articles Practice

Intermediate (B1) 20 minutes
ESL Articles Worksheet - Grammar Exercise: Gap-fill

This insightful articles worksheet is ideal for practicing or reviewing definite and indefinite articles. The worksheet also helps students to revise how articles are used. Working alone, students complete sentences on the worksheet with a, an, the or no... read more

Once upon a time...

Intermediate (B1) 45 minutes
ESL Articles Activity - Grammar and Writing: Story Writing - Group Work

In this inventive articles activity, students write stories with article and noun cards. This activity can also be used to practice narrative tenses and adjectives. In groups, students decide what type of story they want to write, e.g. a horror story, a love story,... read more

Quiz Time

Intermediate (B1) 40 minutes
ESL Articles Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Gap-fill, Answering Questions, Guessing - Pair Work

Here is an entertaining definite and indefinite articles game to help revise the use of articles. In the game, students complete quiz questions with a, an, the, or no article and then take part in a quiz. In pairs,... read more