Indefinite Articles

Definite & Indefinite Article

Any sound produced that requires any part of the mouth to touch any other part of the mouth.

Try saying: KA, LE, MM, ZZ, TA, and so on.

​Consonant Sound

Any sound that you can make without the tongue touching any part of the mouth and your lips without touching each other.

Try saying: A, AE, E, EE, AY, O, OW, I, EI, and so on.

​Vowel Sound

Difference between A and An

Examples:

A student, a university, a report, a machine, a gold medal, etc.

​Consonant Sound

Examples:

An example, an illustration, an expectation, an automatic machine, an olympic medal, etc.

​Vowel Sound

Difference between A and An

Rule: With singulars, use A or An.

Example: A dog, A child, An umbrella

DO NOT use A or An before PLURALS.

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​If it's ONE... use A or An!

​Two ladies are shopping for their wedding...

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Multiple Choice

Singular countable nouns cannot be used alone without a/an.

• TRUE

• FALSE