Articles An/A
by Josue Flores
1. Example: A Ball A Cup of Coffe A Glass of Water
2. When the word begins with a consonant you must use 'a'. If you use words and phrases such as
3. Example: 1.It is an exception to the rule 2.It is an ugly hotel 3.She is an honest woman
4. There is a simple way to remember this. When the word begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), then you must use 'an' because it sounds better and sounds more appropriate to say
5. Unfortunately, there are some exceptions to this rule. When the 'u' has the same sound as the 'and' in 'you', or the 'o' has the same sound as the 'w' in "won" then you must use 'a'. An example would be "a one-legged man" and "a European trip".
