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 ARTICLES • We use a or an with singular nouns only. Example: singular nouns: a girl an orange • We use a with singular nouns whi!h "egin with !onsonant sounds. Example: a !omputer a town a unit #sounds li$e %yu&nit'( • We use an with singular nouns whi!h "egin with )owel sounds. Example: an or!hid an examination an heiress #sounds li$e %&eiress'(

 ARTICLES • We also use a "e*ore ad+e!ti)es with !onsonant sounds and an "e*ore ad+e!ti)es with )owel sounds.  a , an - ad+e!ti)e - singular noun Examples: an honest shop$eeper  a wonder*ul artist REMEMBER Words "eginning with !onsonant letters do not "egin with !onsonant sounds. In the same way words starting with )owel letters may not "egin with )owel sounds. Examples: honorary #sounds li$e %&onorary'( European #sounds li$e %yu&ropean'(

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We use a or an when we spea$ o* someone or something *or the *irst time. We use the when we mention that person or thing a se!ond time. Example: I *ound a purse +ust now. I "elie)e that the purse "elongs to Emily. • We use the when it is !lear to the listener or reader whi!h person or thing we are re*erring to. Example: 5y !ar is at the wor$shop in 6alan 7etaling. • We use the when there is only one su!h thing. Example: There's a rain"ow in the s$y. • We usually use the "e*ore ordinal num"ers. Examples: I won the *irst pri8e in the !ompetition. Today is the 9 th o* 6anuary. REMEMBER An ordinal num"er is num"er li$e *irst se!ond third or *ourth whi!h shows the position o* something in a list o* items.

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