A, An, The — Flashcards

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Articles are special words that come before nouns to tell us whether the noun is specific or general. The three articles are 'a', 'an', and 'the'. For example: 'a cat', 'an apple', 'the sun'.

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Vowels are the letters a, e, i, o, u. All other letters are consonants. Vowel sounds are open and loud, while consonant sounds are made with some blockage in the mouth. Example: 'apple' starts with a …

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We use 'a' before nouns that begin with a consonant sound. For example: a book, a dog, a tree. The word 'book' starts with the 'b' sound, which is a consonant sound.

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We use 'an' before nouns that begin with a vowel sound. For example: an apple, an umbrella, an egg. Even if a word starts with a consonant letter but has a vowel sound (like 'hour'), we still use 'an'…

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We say 'an hour' because the 'h' in 'hour' is silent. So the word starts with the 'our' sound, which is a vowel sound. Since it starts with a vowel sound, we use 'an'.

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We say 'an honest person' because the 'h' in 'honest' is silent. The word starts with the 'o' sound, which is a vowel sound. So we use 'an' instead of 'a'.

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We use 'the' when talking about a specific person, place, or thing that is already known. For example: 'The sun is bright.' Here, 'the sun' means the one sun we all know in the sky.

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Use 'a' before consonant sounds: a cat, a dog. Use 'an' before vowel sounds: an apple, an egg. The sound matters, not just the letter. For example, 'an hour' because 'hour' starts with a vowel sound.