An should be used before nouns that talk about one person or thing, and begin with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

An elephant is next to my car.
• Do you want an apple or a banana?
(Apple, a-pel – vowel sound. Banana, bah-nan-a – no vowel sound)
• I have an egg. (eh-g)
• She is eating an ice-cream. (eye-scream)
Pronunciation is important not spelling.
• She is an hour late.
(h is silent – pronounced our)
• A European country.
(your-roh-pe-an)
• An umbrella.
(um-brell-a)
• A university.
(you-ni-ver-sity)
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Remember: Pronunciation is important not spelling.
Write a or an in each space.
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___ window
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A window
(win-dow) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
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She is ___ engineer.
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She is an engineer.
(eh-gin-ear) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
She is an engineer.
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I’m ___ journalist.
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I’m a journalist.
(jer-na-list) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
I’m a journalist.
(jer-na-list) no vowel sound so a . -
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___ horse.
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A horse.
(hor-s) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A horse.
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___ airport.
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An airport.
(air-port) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
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___ university.
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A university.
(you-na-ver-sity) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A university.
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___ hour.
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An hour.
(our) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
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(our) vowel sound so an . -
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___ orange.
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An orange
(o-range) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
An orange
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___ house
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A house
(how-s) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A house
(how-s) no vowel sound so a . -
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___ opera
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An opera
(op-era) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
An opera
(op-era) vowel sound so an .
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Note: when we put an adjective before the noun the pronunciation of the adjective is important NOT the pronunciation of the noun.
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1. ___ apple- (An) apple.
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An apple
(a-pel) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
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___ red apple- (A) red apple.
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A red apple
(reh-d) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A red apple
(reh-d) no vowel sound so a . -
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___ problem.- (A) problem.
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A problem.
(pro-blem) no vowel sound so a.Incorrect
A problem.
(pro-blem) no vowel sound so a. -
Question 4 of 14
4. Question
___ economic problem.- (An) economic problem.
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An economic problem.
(eh-co-nom-ic) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
An economic problem.
(eh-co-nom-ic) vowel sound so an . -
Question 5 of 14
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___ language.- (A) language.
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A language.
(lan-gweh-g) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A language.
(lan-gweh-g) no vowel sound so a . -
Question 6 of 14
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___ foreign language.- (A) foreign language.
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A foreign language.
(for-ren) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A foreign language.
(for-ren) no vowel sound so a . -
Question 7 of 14
7. Question
___ decision.- (A) decision.
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A decision.
(dee-sih-shun) no vowel sound so a.Incorrect
A decision.
(dee-sih-shun) no vowel sound so a. -
Question 8 of 14
8. Question
___ unreasonable decision.- (An) unreasonable decision.
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An unreasonable decision.
(un-ree-son-able) vowel sound so an.Incorrect
An unreasonable decision.
(un-ree-son-able) vowel sound so an. -
Question 9 of 14
9. Question
___ tree.- (A) tree.
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A tree.
(tree) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A tree.
(tree) no vowel sound so a . -
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10. Question
___ oak tree- (An) oak tree.
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An oak tree
(oh-k) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
An oak tree
(oh-k) vowel sound so an . -
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___ organisation.- (An) organisation.
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An organisation.
(or-gan-eye-say-shon) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
An organisation.
(or-gan-eye-say-shon) vowel sound so an . -
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___ good organisation.- (A) good organisation.
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A good organisation.
(goo-d) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A good organisation.
(goo-d) no vowel sound so a . -
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___ TV programme.- (A) TV programme.
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A TV programme.
(tee-vee) no vowel sound so a .Incorrect
A TV programme.
(tee-vee) no vowel sound so a . -
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___ hour-long TV programme.- (An) hour-long TV programme.
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An hour-long TV programme.
(our) vowel sound so an .Incorrect
An hour-long TV programme.
(our) vowel sound so an .
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