{"id":882,"date":"2022-04-19T05:06:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T05:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=882"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:38:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:38:17","slug":"e-qq-1-use-the-correct-article-a-or-an","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-qq-1-use-the-correct-article-a-or-an\/","title":{"rendered":"E- QQ.1 Use the correct article: a or an"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Use the correct article: a or an<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-ef14ce74ff94903f2765ce987709c94d\" style=\"color:#74008b\">key Notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-76ab58c4e88ed3754797e03df947a787\"><strong>Use the Correct Article: a or an<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is an Article?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An article is a word we use <strong>before a noun<\/strong> to tell if it is <strong>specific or general<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>a<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>an<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>When to Use &#8216;a&#8217;<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>&#8216;a&#8217;<\/strong> <strong>before words that begin with a consonant sound<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc31 a cat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfe0 a house<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u270f\ufe0f a pencil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> When to Use &#8216;an&#8217;<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>&#8216;an&#8217;<\/strong> <strong>before words that begin with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf4e an apple<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc18 an elephant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u26c5 an umbrella<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Tips to Remember<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s about <strong>sound<\/strong>, not just the first letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul 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Trick to Remember<\/strong> \ud83c\udf89<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A<\/strong> \u2192 consonant sound \u2192 \u201ca cat\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An<\/strong> \u2192 vowel sound \u2192 \u201can apple\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Say the word out loud to hear the first sound. \ud83d\udc42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4eb6f8dcdd9dcebf504294d481c38767\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79465\/091\/886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" 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An article is a word we use before a noun to tell if it is specific or general. When to Use &#8216;a&#8217; Use &#8216;a&#8217; before words that begin with a consonant sound. 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