Beginners English - Unit 4 - Articles: A and An

A/An
Indefinite Articles

It means "one".
Example: Do you have a laptop?
(= one laptop)

Use a/an with singular nouns

Example:
I want a tablet, but I really need a cell phone.

Use "a" before a consonant sound.

​Examples:

The students need an app to study English.
The designer wants an iPhone.

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Use "an" before a vowel sound

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence: My sister has ___ smartwatch.

• a

• an

Fill in the Blanks

We don't use "a" or "an" between "is + adjective".

Examples:
My cell phone is small.
Your tablet is cool.

Adjectives
and articles

But we can use "is + a/an + adjective + noun".
What's the correct sentence?

1. You have a nice home. / You have a home nice.

2. It's a laptop expensive. / It's an expensive laptop.

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Remember: adjectives go before a noun

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• This is an new apartment.

• This is new a apartment.

• This is an apartment new.

• This is a new apartment.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• I post interesting photos.

• I post photos interesting.

• I post a interesting photos.

• I post an photo interesting.postpost photos

Say: I like photos.

Don't say: I like a photos.

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Don't use a/an with plural nouns.

Don't use a/an before "number + noun".

Say: I have two dogs.

Don't say: I have a two dogs.

Numbers

​Don't use a/an with possessive adjectives + noun.

Say: This is my old phone.

Don't say: This is my an old phone.

Possessives

Don't use/Use a/an with "this + noun".

Say: This tablet is nice.

Don't say: This a tablet is nice.

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Do you have a camera?

• Do you have an camera?

• Do you have an cameras?

• Do you a camera have?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• We don't want TV new.

• We don't want new a TV.

• We don't want a new TV.

• We don't want a TV new.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Your an apartment is nice.

• Your apartment is nice.

• Your apartment a nice.

• Your apartment's a nice.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• I want a coffee and a cookies.

• I want an coffee and an cookie.

• I want an coffee and a one cookie.

• I want coffee and a cookie.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• A game are really boring.

• A games is really boring.

• This game is really boring.

• A games are really boring.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• We have a children.

• We have three children.

• We have a one child.

• We have a three child.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• I don't like computers.

• I don't like an computer.

• I don't likes computer.

• I don't likes a computer.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Do you lives an apartment?

• Do you live a apartment?

• Do you live in a apartment?

• Do you live in an apartment?