Indefinite Article A An

The Indefinite Articles A/An

The article A​

We use the indefinite article a before nouns which begin with a consonant SOUND (b, c, d, f, g, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z).​

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Examples:​

A book, a pencil, a house, a university, a horse.​

The Article An

We use the indefinite article "an" before nouns which begin with a vowel SOUND (a, e, i, o, u).​

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Examples:​

An apple, an honest, an honor, an orange, an egg, an umbrella.​

LET'S PRACTICE!

Multiple Choice

I have _____ dog.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

I have ______ car.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

I have ______ ice cream.

• a

• an

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____ umbrella.

• a

• an

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____ doctor.

• a

• an

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_____ desk.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

I have _____ orange.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

I have _____ eraser.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

I have _____ dog.

• a

• an