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The articles a and an are used for an unspecified item or person.
The form AN is used when the immediately following word begins with a vowel sound (not necessarily a vowel, as with a silent H). The form A is used before a vowel that has a consonant sound.
Examples :
A large crowd
An unruly crowd
But :
An honest man (sounds like ah-nist)
A united front (sounds like yoo-ny-ted)
A one-armed man (sounds like won)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe words a and an both mean one. Since the meaning is exactly the same, the difference in using them depends on the word which follows. The word an is used before the vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u. The word a is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.
For example:
an ant (The vowel sound is a in the word ant.)
an elephant (The vowel sound is e in the word elephant.)
an inn (The vowel sound is i in the word inn.)
an otter (The vowel sound is o in the word otter.)
an umbrella (The vowel sound is u in the word umbrella.)
There are some tricky parts to this usage. Some words start with a vowel sound, but they begin with a consonant that is silent.
For example:
an hour (The h in the word hour is silent, so the word starts with the vowel sound o.)
Some words start with a vowel, but have a beginning consonant sound. These words usually begin with the letter u. The beginning sound sounds like /yu/.
For example:
a unit (The word starts with the vowel u, but the first sound is /yu/.)
In words that begin with a consonant sound, the word a is used.
For example:
a bee (The consonant sound is the b in the word bee.)
a house (The consonant sound is the h in the word house.)
a kitchen (The consonant is the k in the word kitchen.)
a zoo (The consonant is the z in the word zoo.)
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∙ 13y agoUse a before a consonant sound; use an before a vowel sound.
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