Singular/Countable
a book
anelephant
a hospital
an hour
a university
anmp3 player
1. We use “a” when the next
word begins with a consonant. 1. We use “an” when the next
word begins with a vowel.
2. We use “a” when the next
word begins with “h” but this 2. We use “an” when the next
has sound. word begins with “h” but this
has NO sound.
3. We use “a” when the next
word begins with “u” but this 3. We use “an” when the next
has strong sound. word begins with a “vowel
sound”.
3.
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