Pick & mix 1b a or an

• English
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Articles (lidwoorden) a and an

First choose the correct answer

This is ---- European car

1. a
2. an

You owe me ---- hundred euros.

1. a
2. an

We are staying in ---- hotel

1. a
2. an

I will be there in --- hour

1. a
2. an

He won ------ MTV award last week.

1. a
2. an

She went to the hospital for ----- X-ray.

1. a
2. an

This is -------- awful car.

1. a
2. an

Have you got ----- euro coin for the parking metre?

1. a
2. an

He's ----- ex-boyfriend of hers.

1. a
2. an

He works as ------ engineer for British rail.

1. a
2. an

Is there ---- University in Manchester?

1. a
2. an

She is ------ honest person.

1. a
2. an

Could you pass me ----- apple?

1. a
2. an

He used to be ----- FBI agent.

1. a
2. an

------ unicorn does not really exist.

1. a
2. an

So when do we use a and an?

"A" -  goes before words that begin with consonants (medeklinkers):

a cat

a dog

a purple onion

a buffalo

"An" - goes before words that begin with vowels (klinkers).

an apricot

an egg

an Indian

an orbit

an uprising

Exceptions (uitzonderingen)

Use "an" before a silent or unsounded letter like [F] or [H]

an hour

an honest man

an FBI building

Use "A" when the first letter of a a word sounds like a Consonant  [Medeklinker]

a union [J]

a united nation [J]

a European [J]

a one-legged man [W]