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10 sentences · All kinds, Choose a or an, Fix a or an, Sort the nouns: a or an

Find the mistake and rewrite the sentence with the correction.

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Use an before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour) and a before a consonant sound (a dog, a cake).

  1. Example 1Fix a or an.

    The hen laid a egg.

    The hen laid an egg.

    egg starts with a vowel sound, so it takes an.

1 / 10 F04Fix a or an.

The seal tossed an ball.

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Example · Fix a or an.The hen laid a egg.The hen laid an egg.

Fix a or an.

  1. The seal tossed an ball.
  2. Beth watched a owl.
  3. I chose a apple.
  4. The lambs follow an sheep.
  5. The ant carried an seed.
  6. The boy chooses a apple.
  7. The squirrel ate a acorn.
  8. The wizard reads an book.
  9. The clown wore an hat.
  10. The bird eats a insect.
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a or an: Fix a or an · answer key

  1. The seal tossed a ball.

    ball starts with a consonant sound, so it takes a.

  2. Beth watched an owl.

    owl starts with a vowel sound, so it takes an.

  3. I chose an apple.

    apple starts with a vowel sound, so it takes an.

  4. The lambs follow a sheep.

    sheep starts with a consonant sound, so it takes a.

  5. The ant carried a seed.

    seed starts with a consonant sound, so it takes a.

  6. The boy chooses an apple.

    apple starts with a vowel sound, so it takes an.

  7. The squirrel ate an acorn.

    acorn starts with a vowel sound, so it takes an.

  8. The wizard reads a book.

    book starts with a consonant sound, so it takes a.

  9. The clown wore a hat.

    hat starts with a consonant sound, so it takes a.

  10. The bird eats an insect.

    insect starts with a vowel sound, so it takes an.

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