A -AAN

- AN

We use "a" in front of a word that starts with a consonant

sound.
* For example: a book, a lamp, a stereo.

Sometimes the first letter is a vowel.

* For example:
"a university” or “a European language" (sounds like consonant “y”)
“Two and a half men” (sounds like consonant “j”)

We use "an" in front of a word that starts with a vowel sound.

* For example: an apple, an architect, an idea

Sometimes the first letter is a consonant.

* For example:
“an honest man” or “an hour”
In this case the we don’t say the “h”

Exercise:

Fill in the blanks with a or an

Mike lives in ___ apartment in ____ big city. He has ____ dog
and every morning he eats ____ apple and ____ coffee. After
that, he goes to school. He has ____ cabinet with books in his
bedroom. He likes to study Greek. That is ____ European
language. Mike’s brother has ____ house there. His father is
____ architect. He drives ___ hour to go to his work. Mike’s
mother is ___ housewife. Her name is Linda. She is ____
honest person.