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Activity 1
How to use 'a', 'an' and 'the'.
Clare wears ____ unicorn to bed!
a) a
b) an
c) the
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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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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.