Sunday 16 May 2010

An (indefinite article)

We use an before a singular, countable noun with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) sound.

an apple, an average day
an egg, an exciting film
an idea, an interesting animal
an orange, an original dvd
an umbrella, an unbelievable story

an honest, honour, hour, hourly [The h is silent. These words are pronounced with a vowel sound at the beginning]

a European, union, university, used, useful [These words are pronounced with a consonant sound at the beginning /ju:/ ]

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