Small Words

A and an

Choose 'a' or 'an' before a naming word.

We put a little word before a naming word. Sometimes it is "a" and sometimes it is "an".

The rule

Most words that begin with a, e, i, o or u take "an". Other words take "a".

Worked example

Say these out loud: a kite, an owl.

  1. "kite" begins with k, so we say a kite.

    K is not one of the five letters.

Try it together

Let us try a few together.

    1.Write "a" or "an" before the word island.

    Have a go

    Which one is correct?

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