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Year 3

The forms a or an, by whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel

10 sentences · from a or an

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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 1Sort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one.

    artist egg sea turtle apron friend hat owlaa seaa turtlea frienda hatanan artistan eggan apronan owl

1 / 10 L38Sort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one.

ox market duck eel egg otter owl bakeraan

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Year 3 · a or an

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Example · Sort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one.artist egg sea turtle apron friend hat owlaa seaa turtlea frienda hatanan artistan eggan apronan owl
Example · Choose the correct word.The squirrel ate ____ acorn. (an / a)The squirrel ate an acorn.
Example · Correct a or an.The frog ate an bug.The frog ate a bug.
  1. Sort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one.ox market duck eel egg otter owl bakeraan
  2. Sort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one.office insect artist apron coach apple hen flooraan
  3. Sort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one.apple orange doctor ant island eel man moonaan
  4. Sort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one.hour baby island otter mouse log office oxaan
  5. Choose the correct word.Will Tom brush ____ cat? (a / an)
  6. Choose the correct word.We watch ____ ant. (an / a)
  7. Choose the correct word.Did Mum cut ____ orange? (a / an)
  8. Correct a or an.The bakers fry a egg.
  9. Correct a or an.Dad carried an log.
  10. Correct a or an.The girls open a envelope.
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Year 3 · a or an · answer key

  1. aa marketa ducka bakeranan oxan eelan eggan otteran owl
  2. aa coacha hena flooranan officean insectan artistan apronan apple
  3. aa doctora mana moonanan applean orangean antan islandan eel
  4. aa babya mousea loganan houran islandan otteran officean ox
  5. a

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

  6. an

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

  7. an

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

  8. The bakers fry an egg.

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

  9. Dad carried a log.

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

  10. The girls open an envelope.

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

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