10. a = one person or one thing
a car
a small car
a small pink car
11. a = one person or one thing
a woman
a young woman
a friendly young woman
12. sounds like ‘you’
starts with u = university
a university
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13. we use an before words
which begin with
vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
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14. an apple
an interesting film
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15. an before a e i o u sounds
an apple
an orange
an eggplant
16. we also use an before
words that begin with a
silent h
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17. silent ‘h’ = hour
an hour
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18. a book
an interesting book
animal
a small animal
19. a or an?
1 Do you have ____ umbrella?
2 I’d like to buy ____ hat, please.
3 I’ll see you in ____ hour.
4 UWS is ____ university.
20. a or an?
1 Do you have an umbrella?
2 I’d like to buy a hat, please.
3 I’ll see you in an hour.
4 UWS is a university.
an before a e i o u sounds
21. Exercise 1
1 ____old book
2 ____window
3 ____horse
4 ____ an airport
5 ____ a new airport
6 ____ an organisation
7 ____ a university
8 ____ hour
9 ____ economic problem
22. Exercise 2
1 A duck is ____ bird.
2 A carrot is ____ vegetable.
3 Tennis is ____ game.
4 A hammer is ____ tool.
5 Everest is ____ mountain.
6 Jupiter is ____ planet.
7 A pear is ____ fruit.
8 The Amazon is a river.
9 A rose is ____ flower.
10 A trumpet is ____ musical instrument.