Article : A/An

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A/An

The Article ‘a’ is used before countable nouns beginning with consonant sounds. (b, c, d, f, g, I and etc.)

Example

A boy

A cat

A dog

A fish

A girl

The Article ‘an’ is used before countable nouns beginning with vowel sounds. (a, e, i, o, u.)

An apple

An elephant

An umbrella

An ice cubebe

An orange

(* Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted. For example- you can count trees, animals and people)

When do you use a/ an?

1)      Refers to a general, countable item (one item)

“Please pass me a plate, please get me a drink, I bought a shirt.”

2)      However, we use a/ an in expressions referring to more than one thing

A few, A number of, A great deal of, A great amount, A little, A lot, A small amount of

Exercises

Put a/an before these words

1. Ox

2. Yatch

3. Agreement

4. House

5. Formula

6. Uniform

7. Humming bird

8. Yellow submarine

9. Unicorn

10. Experience

11. Pink dress

12. Exciting party

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