Use the correct article: a or an
key notes :
🦚A and an are special adjectives called articles.
🦚Use a if the next word starts with a consonant sound. Use an if the next word starts with a vowel sound.
- I asked for a banana. She asked for an apple.
Learn with an example
📚 Complete the sentence with the best article.
📚 There was ____old, broken fence around the house.
- an
- a
- After the missing article, the next word is old. The word old starts with a vowel sound, so the best article is an.
📚 Complete the sentence with the best article.
📚 New York is_____ big city with many people.
- an
- a
- After the missing article, the next word is big. The word big starts with a consonant sound, so the best article is a.
📚 Complete the sentence with the best article.
📚 Maria has ____aunt and three uncles.
- an
- a
- After the missing article, the next word is aunt. The word aunt starts with a vowel sound, so the best article is an.
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