Articles - A/An

HIRUDINI RAMESHA
BA(ENGLISH)(UNDERGRAD.)
UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA
 A An
We use these two articles to indicate whether a noun is in singular form.

We don’t use a/an before an uncountable noun.

We use “a” before a noun
(person/place/thing) which
starts with a consonant
sound.
We use “an” before a noun
(person/place/thing) which
starts with a vowel sound.
“A” - Examples “An” - Examples
 A cat  An egg
 A dog  An umbrella
 A university  An ability
 A computer  An ant
 A glass  An aunty
 A book  An owl
 A chair  An animal
 A unicorn  An elephant
 A flower  An artist
 A coconut  An hour
 A dress  An office
Identify the relevant
article/determiner for
the given words.

HOMEWORK

.... hour
..... honourable person
1)I have …….. (a/an) pet. HOMEWORK

2)She is ……..(a/an) teacher.

3)They are baking ……. (a/an) cake.
4)I want to buy …….. (a/an) umbrella.
5)My mother is …… (a/an) engineer.
6)He has ……(a/an) twin-brother.
7)It is ….. (a/an) picture of ……(a/an) eye.
8)There was ….. (a/an) big ant.
9)I want …..(a/an) ice-cream.
10)My best friend wants to be ……(a/an) aritist.
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