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Exercises
Type in the correct indefinite article. Decide whether you need to use a or an.
- Jane would like to have (a/an) pony.If the following word begins with a consonant sound, we use the indefinite article a.
- Could you give me (a/an) example?If the following word begins with a vowel sound, we use a instead of an to make it sound better.
- John found (a/an) lucky penny today.If the following word begins with a consonant sound, we use the indefinite article a.
- Doctors recommend at least (a/an) hour of exercise, three times a week.If the following word begins with a vowel sound ['aʊə], we use a instead of an to make it sound better.
- At home, we have (a/an) huge television.If the following word begins with a consonant sound [hju:dʒ], we use the indefinite article a.
Type in the correct article. Decide whether you need to use the or a.
- James always wants to have (the/a) biggest portion.The portion is specified (the biggest portion), so we use the definite article the.
- Sally is looking for (the/a) job.It’s unspecified what job she’s looking for, so we use the indefinite article a.
- Lisa’s maths teacher asked her if she had (the/a) right answer to the equation.When we’re talking about one particular thing, we use the definite article the.
- John has two brothers. (the/a) older one is called Harry.We’re talking about one particular brother (the older one), so we use the definite article the.
- On the train, there was (the/a) man who was snoring very loudly.It was just some unspecified man, so we use the indefinite article a.