articles (part -03 of 07) - use of a or an

Md. Abdul Kader Lecturer

Department of EnglishCambrian College

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Welcome to all of youEnglish Grammar

Class: XI-XII

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They have found ______ gold in that old mine.

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Lesson: Use of “a” and “an”

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Learning Outcome

• use article “A or An” correctly.

• Complete some exercises.

By the end of

the lesson

you will be able

to …


I saw a man on the street.

An old lady comes to our house.

I have a dog.

Rule of using A/AnRule- 1:A/An is used when we mention someone or something (single countable noun) for the first time. Examples:

Rule- 2:A/An is used to indicate a unit.Examples:

Rule of using A/An


One hundred centimeters make a meter.

An ounce of gold is enough.

Rule- 3:A /An is used in the sense of “one like.” Examples:

Rule of using A/An


He thinks he is a Rabindranath.

He seems to be an Indian.

Rule- 4:A/An is used before an unknown name or surname.Examples:

Rule of using A/An


An Ikbal came here to collect the news.

A Mr. Sen came to see you.

Rule- 5:A or An is used in the sense of the same.Examples:

Rule of using A/An


Birds of a feather flock together.

A Pigeon flies with a pigeon, a hawk with a hawk.

Rules-6:A or An is used to denote profession, trade, class etc.Examples:

Rule of using A/An


I am an English teacher.

I am a doctor."

Rule-7:A is used before dozen, hundred , thousand, million etc.Examples:

Rule of using A/An


Here are a dozen of bananas.

A million bees came out from honeycomb.

Rule-8:A or An is used to express the price, ratio, speed.Examples:

Rule of using A/An


Rice sells fifty taka a kilogram.

The car runs eighty kilometers an hour.

Rule-9:A or An is used in the sense of each or per.Examples:

Rule of using A/An


He drives the car at 50 miles an hour.

He earns one thousand rupees a month.

Rule of using A/AnRule-10:A/an" can be used only with count nouns.Examples:


I need a new glass of milk.“You can't say, "I need a milk."

I need a bottle of water.You can't say, "I need a water."

Rule of using A/AnRule-11:A or An is used to indicate a class as a whole.Examples:


An ox has horns.

A horse has four legs.

Rule of using A/AnRule-12:A or An is used before some words and phrases.Examples:


I have a headache.

I am in a hurry.

More Examples


He had a bad cold.

He had a cough.

They take an interest in this.

Rule of using A/AnRule-13:A or An is used in Exclamatory sentences beginning with “what”Examples:


What a nice bird it is!

What an awful remark!

Rule of using A/AnRule-14:A is used before the superlative “most” when it means “very”.Examples:


He saw a most wonderful sight.

This is a most interesting story.

Rule of using A/AnRule-15:A or An is used before few, little, lot of , good deal, great many , good many etc. and sometimes after many.Examples:


A great many soldiers entered the town.

There are a few books on the table.

More Examples


I saw a good many boys there.

There is a little honey in the bottle.

Many a flower is born to blush unseen in the desert air.

Rule of using A/AnRule-16:A is used before the word half and when half is used after any whole number.Examples:


We want one and a half kilograms rice.

He ran a half-kilometer.


Provide the correct article in each blank space of the next slide or indicate that no article is appropriate.

Group Work


Group Work-1


Group Work-2


Pair work-1Choose the correct answer in the next slide.


Pair work-11.I'm reading _________ about European history at

the moment. (book, a book, an book) 2.An elephant____________ is from India or Africa.

(animal, a animal, an animal)3.An elephant _____________ is from India or

Africa. (large animal, a large animal, an large animal)4.What's the Nile? It's ______________ in Africa.

(river, a river, an river) 5.Do you like ____________ ? (football , a football, an

football )6.I had __________ for dinner yesterday. (rice , a

rice , an rice )7.I usually have ___________ in my tea. (milk , a

milk, an milk )


Pair work-18. My father bought _________ at the weekend. ( new

television, a new television, an new television)9. What do British people usually have for _______?

(lunch , a lunch, an lunch)10.My older brother ____________ is in London.

( teacher, a teacher, an teacher )11.My younger brother is __________ in Leeds. (engineer

, a engineer, an engineer )12.The train from Brighton to London takes

______________ . (hour , a hour, an hour )13.It was ___________ film. ( interesting , a interesting, an

interesting )14.It was____________ film. (very a interesting, very an

interesting, a very interesting )15.I want to work in a zoo because I love __________ .

(animals, a animals, an animals)


Cheek you answer1. a book2. an animal3. a large animal4. A River5. Football6. Rice7. Milk

8. A new television9. Lunch10. A teacher 11. An engineer12. An hour13. An interesting14. a very interesting15. Animals


Pair work-2Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or the, or leave the space blank if no article is needed.


Pair work-21. I want ____ apple from that basket.2. ____ church on the corner is progressive.3. Miss Lin speaks ____ Chinese.4. I borrowed ____ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.5. One of the students said, "____ professor is late today."6 Eli likes to play ____ volleyball.7. I bought ____ umbrella to go out in the rain.8. My daughter is learning to play ____ violin at her school.

9. Please give me ____ cake that is on the counter.10. I lived on ____ Main Street when I first came to town.11. Albany is the capital of ____ New York State.12. My husband's family speaks ____ Polish.13. ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.14. ____ ink in my pen is red.15. Our neighbors have ____ cat and ____ dog.


Cheek you answer1. I want an apple from that basket.2. The church on the corner is progressive.3. Miss Lin speaks Chinese. (no article needed)4. I borrowed a pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.5. One of the students said, "The professor is late today."6. Eli likes to play volleyball. (no article needed)7. I bought an umbrella to go out in the rain.8. My daughter is learning to play the violin at her school.

9. Please give me the cake that is on the counter.10. I lived on Main Street when I first came to town. (no article needed)11. Albany is the capital of New York State. (no article needed)12. My husband's family speaks Polish. (no article needed)13. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.14. The ink in my pen is red.15. Our neighbors have a cat and a dog.


Pair work-3Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or leave the space blank if no article is needed.


Pair work-31. You have such --------- beautiful garden !2. What ---------- bunch of liars !3. That was such ----------- nice evening !4. You always have such -------- heavy luggage !5. Such --------- refinement is quite uncommon.6. What ------- bore !7. We've been having such -------- stormy weather recently that we keep indoors.8. What ---------- pity you couldn't come !9. Such ----------- intelligence I have ever seen .10. That was such --------- fun !11. What -------------interesting movie!


Cheek you answer1. You have such a beautiful garden !2. What a bunch of liars !3. That was such a nice evening !4. You always have such Ø heavy luggage !5. Such Ø refinement is quite uncommon.6. What a bore !7. We've been having such Ø stormy weather recently that we keep indoors.8. What a pity you couldn't come !9. Such Ø intelligence I have ever seen .10. That was such Ø fun !11. What an interesting movie!


Pair work-3Write a(an) or some/any where necessary. If it isn't necessary write 'x'.


Pair work-31. I want ____ ticket to London, please. 2. Cars cause ____ pollution. 3. Look, there is ____ aeroplane in the sky. 4. There are ____ clouds in the sky today but the weather is fine. 5. Be careful! There is ____ car in front of us. 6. I have ____ old records here. 7. I want ____ writing pad, ____ pen, and ____ ink. 8. There isn't ____ ink in my pen. 9. I've never met ____ Eskimo. 10. English teachers should know ____ English well.


Pair work-311. Have you got ____ cigarettes on you? 12. Cigarettes are bad for your ____ health. 13. Fetch me ____ apples, please. 14. Everybody likes getting ____ flowers. 15 Stamps are made of ____ paper. 16. There's ____ soot on your forehead. 17. Fruit and vegetables contain lots of ____ vitamins. 18. There are ____ letters for you, John. 19. I wonder if there are ____ mistakes in my test. 20. Have you got ____ books on English phonetics?


Cheek you answer1. I want a ticket to London, please. 2. Cars cause x pollution. 3. Look, there is an aeroplane in the sky. 4. There are some clouds in the sky today but the weather is fine. 5. Be careful! There is a car in front of us. 6. I have some old records here. 7. I want a writing pad, a pen, and some ink. 8. There isn't any ink in my pen. 9. I've never met an Eskimo. 10. English teachers should know x English well.

11. Have you got any cigarettes on you? 12. Cigarettes are bad for your x health. 13. Fetch me some apples, please. 14. Everybody likes getting x flowers. 15 Stamps are made of x paper. 16. There's some soot on your forehead. 17. Fruit and vegetables contain lots of x vitamins. 18. There are some letters for you, John. 19. I wonder if there are any mistakes in my test. 20. Have you got any books on English phonetics?


Evaluation1) I have ____ good idea.2) That's _____interesting job!3) They have found ______ gold in that old mine.4) Do the Smiths have ____yellow van?5) Look! He's having _______sandwiches.6) He always likes _____ piece of chocolate.7) I have ______ homeworks to do for tomorrow.8) There's ______ nice girl in the red car.9) Would you like ______ milk with your cookies?10) How about _______ grapes?

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Home workRecall these rules and practise more and more.


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