`Articles` - a, an & the - English Grammar Lesson

The 3 articles in English are a, an and the. The learner has to decide noun-by-noun which one of the articles to use.

The words a, an  and the are known as articles.

• We use 'an' before words that begin with vowel sounds.

E.g.  I found an orange boat.

In  the words honest and hour the alphabet h is silent and therefore the letter o becomes the first alphabet of the word and hence we use the article an.

E.g.      Mr. Smith is an honest man.
            I will be with you in an hour.

• We use a before words that begin with consonant sounds.

E.g.  Bumble is a baby elephant.

• We use the before words that we have already spoken about. 

E.g. I bought an apple. The apple is very sweet.

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