{"id":727,"date":"2022-04-19T09:39:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=727"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:40:54","slug":"e-jj-1-use-the-correct-article-a-or-an","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-jj-1-use-the-correct-article-a-or-an\/","title":{"rendered":"E- JJ.1 Use the correct article: a or an"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Use the correct article: a or an<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-28d136ae4331e7eb05ec8e1cb71ebcde\" style=\"color:#74008b\">key notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-796e84074084e3f1d1204912fa175555\">\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Use the Correct Article: A or An<\/strong> \ud83c\udf1f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> What is an article?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles are special words that go <strong>before nouns<\/strong> to tell us <strong>which one<\/strong> we are talking about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are <strong>two main articles<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> When do we use &#8220;a&#8221;?<\/strong> \ud83d\udc31\ud83c\udf4e<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>\u201ca\u201d<\/strong> before words that <strong>begin with a consonant sound<\/strong> (not a vowel sound).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a <strong>cat<\/strong> \ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>dog<\/strong> \ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>book<\/strong> \ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>pen<\/strong> \u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>When do we use &#8220;an&#8221;?<\/strong> \ud83e\udd5a\ud83c\udf4a<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>\u201can\u201d<\/strong> before words that <strong>begin with a vowel sound<\/strong> (a, e, i, o, u).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>an <strong>apple<\/strong> \ud83c\udf4e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an <strong>elephant<\/strong> \ud83d\udc18<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an <strong>ice cream<\/strong> \ud83c\udf66<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an <strong>orange<\/strong> \ud83c\udf4a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> Remember the sound, not just the letter!<\/strong> \ud83d\udd0a<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes words <strong>start with a consonant letter but a vowel sound<\/strong>, and we use <strong>\u201can\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>an <strong>hour<\/strong> \u23f0 (h is silent, sounds like \u201cour\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an <strong>honest man<\/strong> \ud83d\udc68<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes words <strong>start with a vowel letter but a consonant sound<\/strong>, and we use <strong>\u201ca\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a <strong>unicorn<\/strong> \ud83e\udd84 (sounds like \u201cyoo-nicorn\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>university<\/strong> \ud83c\udf93<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Quick Tips<\/strong> \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A<\/strong> \u2192 before consonant sounds (b, c, d, f\u2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An<\/strong> \u2192 before vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to the <strong>sound of the word<\/strong>! \ud83d\udc42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Practice Sentences<\/strong> \u270d\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I saw <strong>a<\/strong> bird \ud83d\udc26 in the garden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She ate <strong>an<\/strong> orange \ud83c\udf4a for breakfast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He has <strong>a<\/strong> uniform \ud83d\udc54 for school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They visited <strong>an<\/strong> old castle \ud83c\udff0.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4eb6f8dcdd9dcebf504294d481c38767\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/67750\/054\/743\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-181.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-181.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-181-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-181-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79469\/654\/128\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-170.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-170.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-170-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-170-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the correct article: a or an key notes : \ud83c\udf1f Use the Correct Article: A or An \ud83c\udf1f What is an article? Articles are special words that go before nouns to tell us which one we are talking about. There are two main articles: When do we use &#8220;a&#8221;? \ud83d\udc31\ud83c\udf4e Use \u201ca\u201d before words<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-jj-1-use-the-correct-article-a-or-an\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- JJ.1 Use the correct article: a or an&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-727","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16437,"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/727\/revisions\/16437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}