ARTICLES

WRITE
A before consonant or consonant sound
AN before vowel or vowel sound

PRONOUNCE “the” AS
/ð∂/ before consonant or consonant sound
/ ði/ before vowel or vowel sound

In the following phrases, supply either a or an:

1. ____ bingo game 13. ____ fine opera 24. ____ animal

2. ____ idiot 14. ____ television 25. ____ usual

feeling
3. ____ good job 15. ____
earthquake 26. ____ interest
4. ____ rotten plum
16. ____ icicle 27. ____ alibi
5. ____ used fork
17. ____ plant 28. ____ early bird
6. ____ uncle
18. ____ eggplant 29. ____ couch
7. ____ historian
19. ____ 30. ____ airplane
8. ____ apple honourable man
31. ____ grade
9. ____ hair 20. ____ intelligent
boy 32. ____ pair
10. ____ artichoke
21. ____ table 33. ____ idea
11. ____ horrible
movie 22. ____ up 34. ____ energy
stairway level
12. ____ opera
23. ____ paper clip

THE – DO YOU PRONOUNCE / ∂ / OR / i / ?

1 The United States 4 The end 7 The Atlantic Ocean
___ ___ ___
2 The MTV 5 The Universe
___ ___ 8 The Mediterranean
3 The correct answer 6 The Earth ___
___ ___
9 The air we breathe 13 The human race 17 The United
___ ___ Kingdom___
10 The heir to the 14 The animals 18 The Golden Gate
throne___ ___ ___
11 The hours we 19 The Europeans
waste ___ 15 The yellow lines ___
12 The BBC ___ 20 The Old Soviet
___ 16 The water we drink Union__
___