28-03-24 A/AN

The article A
We use A before singular nouns beginning with consonants or with u.
a pet               a teacher           a bycicle
a car                  a door               a room
 
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The article A
We use A before singular nouns beginning with consonants or with u.
a pet               a teacher           a bycicle
a car                  a door               a room
 

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The article AN
An before singular nouns beginning with vowels, including u and silent h

an ear            an investigation         an officer
an apple            an Englishman          an answer

Vowels : a - e - i - o - u
 

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ATTENTION!
It is important how you pronounce the word! Not how you write it.

H:   
an hour (silent H)

a house.  (spoken H)

a university (You hear: joeniversity)
an umbrella (u pronounced as vowel)



 

Slide 3 - Slide

More examples

an honour (silent H: onour)
a uniform (juniform)
a European ( jeuropean)
an FBI agent (you hear 'ef'

Slide 4 - Slide

a or an?
..... dog
A
a
B
an

Slide 5 - Quiz

a or an?
..... house
A
a
B
an

Slide 6 - Quiz

a or an?
.... apple
A
a
B
an

Slide 7 - Quiz

a or an?
.... uniform
A
a
B
an

Slide 8 - Quiz

A
AN
table
house
egg
chicken
island
phone
orange

Slide 9 - Drag question

a or an?
.... ear
A
a
B
an

Slide 10 - Quiz

a of an?
.... hero
A
a
B
an

Slide 11 - Quiz

a or an?
.... commercial
A
a
B
an

Slide 12 - Quiz

a or an?
.... hour
A
a
B
an

Slide 13 - Quiz

a or an?
.... game
A
a
B
an

Slide 14 - Quiz

a or an?
.... university
A
a
B
an

Slide 15 - Quiz

a or an?
.... FM-radio channel
A
a
B
an

Slide 16 - Quiz

Choose a smiley how well you understand a / an
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Slide 17 - Poll