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Grade 1 English Language Arts — A and an

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

Name: ________________________

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

  2. 2.Which one is correct?

    • a) a cup
    • b) an cup

  3. 3.Write "a" or "an" before the word ink pot.

  4. 4.Does the word take "a" or "an"?

    Groups: a · an

    • pen
    • apple
    • book
    • orange
    • cat
    • egg

  5. 5.Most words that begin with which letters take "an"?

    • a) b, c, d
    • b) a, e, i, o, u
    • c) m, n, s
    • d) p, q, r

  6. 6.Which one is correct?

    • a) an umbrella
    • b) a umbrella

  7. 7.Which one is correct?

    • a) a apple
    • b) an apple

  8. 8.Which one is correct?

    • a) a dog
    • b) an dog

Answer key — Grade 1 English Language Arts — A and an

  1. 1.
    • a
    • a ball
  2. 2. a) a cup
  3. 3.
    • an
    • an ink pot
  4. 4. cat → a; book → a; pen → a; apple → an; egg → an; orange → an
  5. 5. b) a, e, i, o, u
  6. 6. a) an umbrella
  7. 7. b) an apple
  8. 8. a) a dog