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A Table An Orange: Anh Ah

This document provides instruction on using a/an with singular nouns in English. It explains that "a" is used with nouns starting with consonants and "an" is used with nouns starting with vowels. There are also notes on exceptions, such as using "an" with nouns starting with silent h and "a" with nouns starting with pronounced h. The document then discusses plural nouns, noting that a/an is not used with plurals and explaining common rules for making nouns plural through the addition of -s, -es, -ies or -ves. It includes examples of irregular plural forms and provides exercises for learners to practice using a/an with singular nouns and forming pl

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A Table An Orange: Anh Ah

This document provides instruction on using a/an with singular nouns in English. It explains that "a" is used with nouns starting with consonants and "an" is used with nouns starting with vowels. There are also notes on exceptions, such as using "an" with nouns starting with silent h and "a" with nouns starting with pronounced h. The document then discusses plural nouns, noting that a/an is not used with plurals and explaining common rules for making nouns plural through the addition of -s, -es, -ies or -ves. It includes examples of irregular plural forms and provides exercises for learners to practice using a/an with singular nouns and forming pl

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a/an

 
We use a/an with singular nouns.

 This is a table. 


 It’s an orange. 
We use a with nouns beginning with a consonant, and we use an with nouns beginning with a
vowel (a, e, i, o, u).

 Give me an apple. 


 There is an elephant in the zoo. 
 It’s an amazing experience. 
We also use an with nouns beginning with h if the h is not pronounced. But we use a if the h is
pronounced.

 Give me an hour. (The h is not pronounced in hour.)


 I want to buy a hat. (The h is pronounced in hat.)
We use a and NOT an with nouns beginning with u when it is pronounced /ju:/, like university. 

 Is there a university in this city? 


 I wear a uniform. 
 
Plurals in English
 
a tables
 
We do NOT use a/an with plural nouns.

 These are tables. (NOT a tables)


 
Regular plurals
 
We add -s to make plural nouns in English. Sometimes we need to add -es, -ies or –ves. Check
the spelling in the grammar chart above.

➪ Use a before consonant
➪ Add -es after -s, -ch, -sh, -x
➪ Delete -y and add -ies after consonant + -y (fmily-families)
➪ Child has the irregular plural children
➪ Tooth has the irregular plural teeth
➪ Foot has the irregular plural feet
Deer-deer
➪ Delete -f or -fe and add -ves after -f or –fe (wife-wives)

 
Irregular plurals
 
Some words have irregular plurals and do NOT add -s to make their plural form.

Exercise 1
Choose a/an for the following words.
an
1It's   animal.
a
2I need   new bed.
a
3It's   useful machine.
a
4I'm   waiter.
an
5Do you have   umbrella?
an
6I'm   English teacher.
a
7I need   hat.
a
8Is she   student?
an
9We have   ugly duck.
an
10I need   hour.
Exercise 2
Write the plurals of the following singular words.
 
EXAMPLE: A nice sofa ⇒ nice  sofas
universytie
1a university ⇒ 
sandw iche
2a sandwich ⇒ 
streets
3a street ⇒ 
men
4a rich man ⇒ rich 
feet
5one foot ⇒ two 
bags
6a dirty bag ⇒ dirty 
w aches
7an expensive watch ⇒ expensive 
phones
8a new phone ⇒ new 
photograph
9a nice photograph ⇒ nice 
glsses
10One glass of wine ⇒ two   of wine
Exercise 3
Write a/an before the singular words and write the plural forms.
 
EXAMPLE:  An  olive ⇒  olives
a buses
1  bus ⇒ 
a families
2  nice family ⇒ nice 
an children
3  Italian child ⇒ Italian 
a teeth
4  strong tooth ⇒ strong 
a dresses
5  nice dress ⇒ nice 
an w ives
6  angry wife ⇒ angry 
an uniforms
7  uniform ⇒ 
an w ebsites
8  amazing website ⇒ amazing 
an elephants
9  elephant ⇒ 
an libraies
10  empty library ⇒ empty 

https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/hientz-singular-plural-practice

https://quizizz.com/join/quiz/5ef138fb48e9c2001d80d8cc/start

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