LIC.

JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE – A (UN/UNA), AN (UN/UNA)

1. We use the indefinite article a when the following word starts with a spoken consonant.

 A boy
 A girl
 A cat
 A manager
 A taxi driver
 A police officer

2. We use the indefinite article an when the following word starts with a spoken vowel.

 An economist
 An accountant
 An architect
 An artist
 An ant
 An apple

3. If the first word we speak is (j) or (s), so we use a.

 A university
 A student
 A school

4. If the first word we speak is (ʌ) or (silent -h), so we use an.

 An uncle
 An hour
 An honest opinion

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH

LEVEL: ELEMENTAL / CYCLE: I 1
TOPIC: THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE
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ARTICLES: A / AN – EXERCISES

I. W r i t e a n i nd e f in i t e a r t i cl e n e x t t o e a c h w or d b e lo w .

_______house

_______ice cream

_______owl

_______rose

_______watch

_______eye

_______hamburger

_______island

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH

LEVEL: ELEMENTAL / CYCLE: I 2
TOPIC: THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE
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_______hour

_______actor

_______ugly man

_______pretty woman

_______ university student

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH

LEVEL: ELEMENTAL / CYCLE: I 3
TOPIC: THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE
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II. W r i t e a o r an i n t h e b o x e s a n d t h en wr i t e th e n u m b er s i n th e ci r c l e s .

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH

LEVEL: ELEMENTAL / CYCLE: I 4
TOPIC: THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE