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Use A with one thing. Use A with things that you can count.
What is the difference between these two sentences?
1. A car.
2. The car.
A car is used to mean ANY one car.
The car is used for a car you are thinking of. Where is the car that was near my house?
You can use “The” for more than one thing. The ducks swim in the river.
You cannot use “A” for more than one thing. I wish I had a duck for a pet.
Which is it? A or The?
_____ people over there are our neighbors.
Who wants a piece of chocolate? ____ boy standing here.
I am hungry. I wish I had _____ sandwich.
I love to walk to ______ river.
Will you give me ____ red book?
Help me carry _____ shopping bags.
For breakfast I always drink ____ cup of coffee.
I need ____ new chair.
____ man standing over there is my husband.
I need ____ vacation.
Can you cook dinner? _____ kids are hungry.

An means the same as A. You use An when the next word begins with some
sounds. If a word begins with the letters A, E, I, O, U and sometimes H, we use An
not A.
An apple
A banana


Which should you use? A or An?
____ cat
____ chair

_____ orange dress
_____ bed
_____ idea
_____ blue eye
_____ book
______ umbrella
______ animal
______ green apple
______ ESL teacher (English as a second language)