ARTICLES

Vowels: A – E – I – O –U
Consonants: B, C, D, F, etc.

USE a BEFORE USE an BEFORE

1. Before a consonant sound: 1. Before a vowel sound:
• a fire • an apple
• a book • an eye

2. Exceptions
• a uniform (u =/yu/) • an umbrella
• a university • an uncle

• an hour ( hour ) • a house

• an honest person ( honest ) • a horse

NOTE: an SMS, an MP3

 Complete with A or An

1. ________
a car. 11. ________
a window.
a
2. ________ toy. a
12.________ student.
3. ________
an engineer. 13.________
a driver.
4. ________
an apple. 14.________
an orange.
a
5. ________ notebook. 15.________
an hour.
6. ________
an umbrella. 16.________
an uncle.
7. ________
a girl. a
17.________ watch.
8. ________
an aunt. a
18.________ ring.
a
9. ________ table. a
19.________ car.
10.________
a university. a
20.________ computer.