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ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉ ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΉΰΈ° ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΉ ‘a’, ‘an’ ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ° ‘the’ ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ°
Today's question from Thailand is about articles - join Sian and Clare to learn when to use 'a', 'an' and 'the'.
Activity 1
How to use 'a', 'an' and 'the'.
Clare wears ____ unicorn to bed!
a) a
b) an
c) the
Watch the video to find out! :)
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Articles
1) ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉ ‘a’ ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ ‘an ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈ?
ΰΉΰΈΰΉ ‘a’ ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ ‘an’ ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉ ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²
2) ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉ ‘an’ ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΈͺΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΈ«ΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΉ?
ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΉΰΈ ΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈ ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ§ΰΈͺΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ ‘uniform’ ΰΈͺΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΈͺΰΈ£ΰΈ° ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ° - /j/ - ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈ ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΉ an
- a unicorn
- a uniform
- a university
- a one-way street
ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉ an ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ§ ‘h’ ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈ ‘h’
- an honour
- an hour
3)ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉ ‘the’ ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈ?
ΰΉΰΈΰΉ ‘the’ ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈ ΰΉ ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ² ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΆΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΉΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈΉΰΉΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ₯ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ£ ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈ’ΰΈΉΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈ§ΰΈ«ΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈ§
- I'm having a party tonight. The party starts at 8.
- Close the door on the way out.
- I met the Queen of England last night!
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Think about whether it's the first or second time you talk about the restaurant. Is there a vowel sound following?Question 1 of 4
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Say the word 'uniform' out loud.Question 2 of 4
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How many worlds are there?Question 3 of 4
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This person is talking about snakes in general.Question 4 of 4
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Session Grammar
When do we use 'a' and 'an'?
We use a and an before a singular, countable noun when we mention it the first time in a conversation.
Do we always use 'an' if the word starts with a vowel?
No, not always. It's the sound that's important not the spelling. So for example words like 'uniform' start with a consonant sound - /j/ - so we don't use an.
When do we use 'the'?
We use the second time you mention something in a conversation, when you talk about something specific that both speakers know about and when there is only one of something.