28-03-24 A/AN

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

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

 

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

 

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)

 

More examples

an honour (silent H: onour)

a uniform (juniform)

a European ( jeuropean)

an FBI agent (you hear 'ef'

a or an?
..... dog

1. a
2. an

a or an?
..... house

1. a
2. an

a or an?
.... apple

1. a
2. an

a or an?
.... uniform

1. a
2. an

A

AN

table

house

egg

chicken

island

phone

orange

a or an?
.... ear

1. a
2. an

a of an?
.... hero

1. a
2. an

a or an?
.... commercial

1. a
2. an

a or an?
.... hour

1. a
2. an

a or an?
.... game

1. a
2. an

a or an?
.... university

1. a
2. an

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

1. a
2. an

Choose a smiley how well you understand a / an

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