Use of A & An

1. A & AN
(determiners)
Fruits
Marisol Cabrera Obando
Lic. en educación básica con énfasis en inglés
Universidad Distrital

2. Use A
before words that begin
with a consonant sound.

3. Examples
A cherry
• Since the word cherries begins with a
consonant sound, you use the word a

4. A watermelon
• Since the word
watermelon begins
with a consonant
sound, you use the
word a

5. Use An
before words that begin
with a vowel sound.

6. Examples
An
apple
• Since the word apple begins with a vowel
sound, you use the word an.

7. An egg fruit
• Since the word egg fruit begins with a vowel
sound, you use the word an.

8. A or an?
Choose the correct answer!

9. a)An pineapple
b)A pineapple

10. a)A grape
b)An grape

11. a)An strawberry
b)A strawberry

12. a)An avocado
b)A avocado

13. a)An kiwi fruit
b)A kiwi fruit

14. a)A banana
b)An banana

15. a)An orange
b)A orange

16. a)A lemon
b)An lemon

17. a)A apple
b)An apple

18. a)An pear
b)A pear

19. a)An peach
b)A peach

21. CREDITS
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