Articles Challenge

Fix your English articles in 30 days!

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30 days of lessons


Get a video lesson every day.

Understand the articles


Really understand how to use 'a', 'an' and 'the'.

Scientific techniques


Lots of practice so that you'll remember what you've learned.

Would you like to feel good about 'a', 'an' and 'the'?


'A', 'an' and 'the' (and no article) can be tricky! Maybe they don't exist in your language. Maybe your language has articles, but you use them differently.

There are so many difficult things:

  • Why is it 'the station' but NOT 'the Victoria station'?
  • Why is it 'the Univeristy of Cambridge' but NOT 'the Cambridge University'?
  • When do we say 'Italian food' or 'the Italian food'?
  • When is it 'the bus' and when 'a bus'?

What our students say:

Manuela from Germany


The structure was fantastic. Easy to follow and enough time to learn and understand. The review days were exactly to the right time. The explanations were good to follow and understand. It was such fun to do this course. Thank you very much. See you soon!!

Mikhail from Russia


The way the information was presented - the most important thing is it was presented by a native English speaker (the subject was explained from a perspective different from the one I was used to in Russia). The course was very helpful for getting to know better the most difficult (and most favourite) topic in English - English articles.

Hubavina from Bulgaria


Very well structured and useful course. I found that I have gaps in my knowledge on the topic, which I filled thanks to this course. I feel more confident in my knowledge of this course. Thanks!

This challenge will help you really understand 'a', 'an' and 'the' and feel confident about using them.


  • You'll get really clear explanations.
  • You'll learn about the difficult exceptions.
  • You'll learn rules that will really help.
  • You'll get lots of practice so that you can remember (almost!) everything.
  • You'll learn all the tricky details.

What our students say:

Dina from Russia


The course was highly informative, detailed, and engaging. Special thanks for many review exercises.

Grzegorz from Poland


Clear explanations are great. Various exercises make me as good as I can be. My use of articles has become more intuitive.

Dagmar from Switzerland


You get used to working regularly. It's a doable task and you feel obliged to do it. As a result, you come into a certain fluency and enjoy that.

Here's what you get:

  • 30 video lessons

    We've really worked hard to make the videos very clear and easy.

  • Review exercises

    Practice is key! The review exercises are carefully structured and very efficient.

  • PDFs of everything

    You can download and print everything.

  • Flashcards of everything

    Flashcards really, really help you to remember the articles. They are scientifically proven to work and they're brilliant!

  • Help from the Perfect English Grammar team

    Got questions? Ask us inside the challenge and we'll help you.

Hi, I'm Seonaid, your teacher


And together with the Perfect English Grammar team, I've helped tens of millions of students improve their grammar.

I'm a British native speaker of English. I have a Master's degree (MPhil) from Cambridge University in English and Linguistics and I've been teaching English for many years.

Languages are wonderful! I love teaching and I love thinking about languages and how we can learn them really well. I'm here to help you use the best techniques to improve your vocabulary and achieve your English goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

The challenge starts whenever you like. We recommend that you spend 30 days per challenge.

No, the videos are already recorded for you, so you can watch them whenever you like.

You can keep the challenge forever and study it whenever you like. It doesn't matter if you don't finish in thirty days - you can do it later.

There's a short video and an exercise every day, plus reviews for each challenge. You'll need about fifteen or twenty minutes.

We have thousands of happy students! But if you do decide that the challenge isn't what you need, we offer a full 30-day guarantee. Just send us an email and we'll give you your money back.

The free website has written explanations and some exercises. This is a full online course, which is carefully organised and goes into a lot more detail. It has videos, flashcards, PDFs, and review exercises. We will also answer your questions and you can get a certificate when you finish the course.

Yes! You are very welcome to use this material in your classroom or with your private students. Everything can be printed and photocopied.

The articles challenge is available as part of our membership

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