STUDENTS: TEACHER :

SAMANTA APOLO LINA MARIBEL BARRETO HUILCAPI

FERNANDO CHULDE
TOPIC:
PEDRO PAREJA
DARWIN ROMERO NAMING THINGS,USE OF A/AN

COURSE: 7TH LEVEL A

RULE 1

The article A is used before singular, countable

nouns which begin with consonant sounds.

Examples:

She is a teacher.

He is a doctor

I need a chair.

She doesn't own a car.

I saw a bear at the zoo.

She is a good football player

 RULE 2

The article AN is used

before singular, countable

nouns which begin

with vowel sounds

EXAMPLES:

He is an actor.

She didn't get an invitation.

I saw an eagle at the zoo.

It is an ugly hotel

I want an apple
USE 3

Remember that A(AN) means "one" or "a single". You cannot use A(AN)
with plural nouns.

Examples:

I saw a bears in Yellowstone National Park. Not Correct

I saw bears in Yellowstone National Park. Correct

I saw a elephants in Yellowstone National Park. Not Correct

I saw elephants in Yellowstone National Park. Correct
USE 4

If there is an adjective or an adverb-adjective combination before the

noun, A(AN) should agree with the first sound in the adjective or the
adverb-adjective combination.

Examples:

She is an excellent teacher. I saw a really beautiful eagle at the

zoo.
 He is an excellent Doctor .

He is an extraordinary singer .

EXAMPLES He is an amazing police .

She is a beautiful actress.

technical english
 Uso de a antes de palabras como europe y university
que empiezan con una vocal pero que al escuchar la primera
letra suena como una consonante
Ejm Europe Sounds like "yu-rop".
 For example, "1" is spelled O-N-E;
however, it is pronounced "won" like

it starts with a "W".

 Outilice
tambien antes de letras y
numeros que suenan como comienzan con
una consonante como w , j 1 o 9

Esel sonido no la ortografia que es importante

One se deletrea O-N-E SIN EMBARGO SE
PRONUNCA WON QUE EMPIEZA CON UNA W
PEDRO PAREJA
 HOW SOUND WORD AFTER A

1. She has a euro. - Sounds like "yu-ro".

2. That number is a "1". - Sounds like "won"
3. You need a doctor - Sounds like "doc-tor
4. Mauricio and his mother are buying a bike - sounds like
(ba-ik)
 5.They have a picture sounds like pics-ture
6.We have to do a journal work sounds like you-ur-nal
7.I am a King sound like ki-ing
 Use before words , such as "hour" which
sound like they start with a vowel even if the first
letter is a consonant.
 Alsouse AN before letters and numbers
which sound like they begin with a vowel,
such as "F" or "8". Remember, it is the sound
not the spelling which is important. For
example, "F" is pronounced "eff" like it starts
with an "E".
 UTILIZA ANTES DE PALABRAS COMO HOUR- QUE
SUENAN COMO SI COMIENZAN ,COMO UNA VOCAL, AUNQUE
LA PRIMERA LETRA ES UNA CONSONANTE

TAMBIENUSE AN ANTES DE LETRAS Y NUMEROS QUE

SUENAN COMO SI COMENZARAN CON UNA VOCAL ,AUNQUE SU
PRIMERA LETRA ES UNA CONSONANTE
 HOW SOUND WORD AFTER AN

1. I only have an hour for lunch. Sounds like "au-er".

2. Does his name begin with an "F"? Sounds like "eff".
3. You are dryving at one hundred km an Hour
4. I will see you in an hour - Sounds like "au-er".
5 .Do you have an umbrela -sound like am-brela
6 .Hes an electrician sound like e-lec-tri-cian
7.I am an honest man sound like o-nest
Seventh Use
The Accent and Pronunciation
Some words such as "herb" or "hospital" are more complicated
because they are pronounced differently in different English
accents. In most American accents, the "h" in "herb" is silent,
so Americans usually say "an herb". In many British accents,
the "h" in "herb" is pronounced, so many British say "a herb".
In some British accents, the "h" in hospital is silent, so some
British will say "an hospital" instead of "a hospital".
Examples
an + nouns starting with a + nouns starting with a
silent "h": an hour pronounced "h": a horse
an + nouns starting with a + nouns starting with a
silent "h": an Honest pronounced "h": a hair
an + nouns starting with a + nouns starting with a
silent "h": an Herb pronounced "h": a hangar
Eighth Use
Uncontable Nouns
In English, some nouns are considered uncountable such as:
information, air, advice, salt and fun. We do not use A(AN) with
these uncountable nouns.
(/) milk
(/) trouble
(/) information
(/) biology
(/) flour
(/) sleep
Examples:
She gives a good advice. Not Correct
She gives good advice. Correct
Other Relevant Uses of a / an
ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations that start with the consonants F, H, L, M, N, R,
S, and X attract an because they start with vowel sounds. For
example:
An FRS representative will be present after lunch.
(FRS = Fellow of the Royal Society)
A LF transmitter was found in the basement.
(LF = Low Frequency)
BEWARE THE LETTER U
Abbreviations that start with the vowel U attract a because U
starts with the consonant sound y. For example:
A US ship spotted a U-boat.
An UFO landed in 1967.