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ARTICLESIndefinite articles - ‘a’ & ‘an’
THERE ARE 3 ARTICLES‘A’ and ‘an are known as indefinite
articles.
‘The’ is known as definite article.
In this unit, we will learn only the indefinite articles - ‘a’ and ‘an’.
HOW TO USE ARTICLES?
We use ‘a’ and ‘an’ before nouns that we want to introduce.(Nouns are names of people, animals, places or things.)
Examples:This is a table.
That is an umbrella.
HOW TO USE ARTICLES?
Use ‘a’ for nouns beginning with a consonant.
(Consonants are letters that are not vowels. Consonant letters are b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y and z.)
Examples:
I have a cat. (Letter ‘c’ is a consonant)
There is a garden in my school.(Letter ‘g’ is a consonant)
It is a lion. (Letter ‘l’ is a consonant)
Taiping has a storybook. (Letter ‘s’ is a consonant)
HOW TO USE ARTICLES?
Use ‘an’ for nouns beginning with a vowel.
( ‘a, e, i, o and u’ are Vowels)
Examples:
I have an umbrella. (Letter ‘u’ is a vowel)
There is an apple in my bag.(Letter ‘a’ is a vowel)
It is an elephant. (Letter ‘e’ is a vowel)
Junxian is eating an ice cream. (Letter ‘i’ is a vowel)
POINT TO NOTE! Pronunciation changes the rule, it is the sound that matters and not the spelling!
POINT TO NOTE! If a word begins with a consonant
sound, we have to use ‘a’.
Example:The word ‘university’ begins with a vowel but the vowel has a consonant sound of ‘you’.
Correct: a university Wrong: an university
POINT TO NOTE! If a word begins with a vowel sound,
we have to use ‘an’.
Example:The word ‘hour’ begins with a consonant ‘h’ but we do not pronounce the ‘h’ so the word has a vowel sound of ‘our’.
Correct: an hour Wrong: a hour
WATCH THIS VIDEO ON ARTICLES
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uADaCK_rTKc&feature=fvw
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