The Articles An-A

1. If the following word starts with a consonant sound, then we say a:

2. a Peruvian

3. a very nice lady

4. a human emotion

5. a game of golf

6. a cat

7. an interesting film

8. an old man

9. an umbrella

10. an easy job

11. an apple

12. If the following word starts with a vowel sound, then we say an:

13. When to Say a or an The indefinite article is a or an. But how do we know when to say a and when to say an? The rule is really very simple. It depends on the sound at the start of the following word. (It does not depend on the way we write the following word, it depends on the way we say it.)