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Look at the following words. We use ‘a’, an indefinite article before nouns beginning with a consonant sound.
a European a Japanese a Martian
a hangar a nest a feather
a one o’ clock a chef a car
Look at the following words. Though they begin with a vowel letter, all the three begin with a consonant sound.
a university a European a one-way street
We use ‘an’, another indefinite article, before nouns beginning with a vowel sound.
an Indian an Airplane an M.Sc., an hour ago
The form ‘an’ is used before nouns beginning with a mute ‘h’:
e.g. an honest man an hour
The form ‘an’ is used before individual letters spoken with a vowel sound.
e.g. an M L A an MP an L-board an ‘X’
Note: It is not the letter but the sound (vowel or consonant) that decides whether a word takes the article ‘a’ or ‘an’.
In the following cases, a/an must be omitted
(i) Before plural nouns
e.g. dogs, books, eggs
(ii) Before uncountable nouns
e.g. oil, hay, breakfast, water, jam
Task 1 : Fill in the blanks with indefinite articles ‘a’ or ‘an’. Mark ‘X’ where there isn’t any article.
1. …… empty vessel makes ……. lot of noise.
2. ……. idle mind is …… devil’s workshop.
3. …… apple ……day keeps the doctor away.
4. Make …. hay while the sun shines.
5. …… birds of …. feather flock together.
6. …… stitch in time saves nine.
7. …… little learning is …. dang’rous thing.
8. Hope is …… good breakfast but …. bad supper.
9. Don’t pour ….. oil on troubled waters.
10. …… beggars can’t be …. choosers.
Task 2: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’.
…….. union of animals
When I stood under ………. eucalyptus tree, I saw – ……. amazing ant, ………. busy bee,
……. crazy cat, …….. one – horned deer, ……. envious elephant, ……… funny fox, ……. gentle giraffe, ……… honest hare, ……. idle insect, ……….. joyous jackal, ……. unique kangaroo, ……. angry lion, ……. interesting monkey, …….. naughty nightingale, ……. one-eyed owl, ……… proud peacock, ……. elegant quail, ……… red rabbit, ……. anxious sparrow, …….. tame tiger, ……. uniformed unicorn, ……. ambitious viper, ……. handsome whale, ……… ‘X’, ……. young yak and …….. checked zebra driving…… ‘L’ board car. Then they stopped at the airport and stood for ……… hour to buy ……… one-way ticket to go to ………… university in Siberia.
Look at the following words. We use ‘a’, an indefinite article before nouns beginning with a consonant sound.
a European a Japanese a Martian
a hangar a nest a feather
a one o’ clock a chef a car
Look at the following words. Though they begin with a vowel letter, all the three begin with a consonant sound.
a university a European a one-way street
We use ‘an’, another indefinite article, before nouns beginning with a vowel sound.
an Indian an Airplane an M.Sc., an hour ago
The form ‘an’ is used before nouns beginning with a mute ‘h’:
e.g. an honest man an hour
The form ‘an’ is used before individual letters spoken with a vowel sound.
e.g. an M L A an MP an L-board an ‘X’
Note: It is not the letter but the sound (vowel or consonant) that decides whether a word takes the article ‘a’ or ‘an’.
In the following cases, a/an must be omitted
(i) Before plural nouns
e.g. dogs, books, eggs
(ii) Before uncountable nouns
e.g. oil, hay, breakfast, water, jam
Task 1 : Fill in the blanks with indefinite articles ‘a’ or ‘an’. Mark ‘X’ where there isn’t any article.
1. …… empty vessel makes ……. lot of noise.
2. ……. idle mind is …… devil’s workshop.
3. …… apple ……day keeps the doctor away.
4. Make …. hay while the sun shines.
5. …… birds of …. feather flock together.
6. …… stitch in time saves nine.
7. …… little learning is …. dang’rous thing.
8. Hope is …… good breakfast but …. bad supper.
9. Don’t pour ….. oil on troubled waters.
10. …… beggars can’t be …. choosers.
Task 2: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’.
…….. union of animals
When I stood under ………. eucalyptus tree, I saw – ……. amazing ant, ………. busy bee,
……. crazy cat, …….. one – horned deer, ……. envious elephant, ……… funny fox, ……. gentle giraffe, ……… honest hare, ……. idle insect, ……….. joyous jackal, ……. unique kangaroo, ……. angry lion, ……. interesting monkey, …….. naughty nightingale, ……. one-eyed owl, ……… proud peacock, ……. elegant quail, ……… red rabbit, ……. anxious sparrow, …….. tame tiger, ……. uniformed unicorn, ……. ambitious viper, ……. handsome whale, ……… ‘X’, ……. young yak and …….. checked zebra driving…… ‘L’ board car. Then they stopped at the airport and stood for ……… hour to buy ……… one-way ticket to go to ………… university in Siberia.
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