Question

Test Yourself A. Write 'a' or 'an' in the blanks. I have ............. book and ............ pen. ..... house. 1. 2. My brother made 3. Rabina has.............. 4. Mingma is eating ..... His sister has eaten 5. 6. Mr. Khan wants to be 7. Mrs. Khan is .... ..... engineer. 8. Your father has bought ............... umbrella. 9. Mr. Sharma has ... 10. Do you have ..... beautiful car. ..... apple. mango. ..... doctor. ... cow and ............ buffalo. orange?​

Answer 1

When the word next to a/an starts with a vowel (A,E,I,O,U) we use “an”, however when the word next to a/an starts with a consonant (B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z) we us “a”

a book
a pen
a house
an engineer
an umbrella
a beautiful car
an apple
a mango
a doctor
a cow
a buffalo
an orange