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painting.Itwasanunique

painting.Although‘unique’startswithavowel,theletter‘u’makesthe‘y’sound,so‘a’isusedinsteadof‘an’.‘a’or‘an’?Whichsoundscorrect?Itwasahonest

mistake.Itwasanhonest

mistake.Although‘honest’startswithaconsonant,theletter‘h’makestheshort‘o’sound,so‘an’isusedinsteadof‘a’.‘a’or‘an’?Listentothesoundatthestartoftheunderlinedword.

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Clickonthehotspotstoseewhetheryouarecorrect.2anonion×34atomato×anorange×5anapple×6apaperbag×7anut×8apear×9alemon×10alightבa’or‘an’HuntWithapartner,collectfiveobjectsfromtheclassroom.Writealabelforeachobjectadding‘a’or‘an’infrontoftheword.Readthemaloud–doesitsoundright?Joinupwithanotherpairandputyourobjectsintotwogroups-thosethatuse‘a’andthosethatuse‘an’.SpintheWheel!Spinthewheeltoselectaword.Onyourwhiteboards,writeasentenceusingthewordwiththecorrectchoiceof‘a’or‘an’.Makeyoursentenceasinterestingasyoucan!Wouldyouuse‘a’or‘an’beforetheword?SpinAnAdventureToaLostWorldCanyouspotthe‘a’or‘an’mistakesinthefollowingpassage?Thewaveslappedgentlyagainstthesideoftheboat,asayoungboyandhisfaithfuldogarrivedattheshoreofansmall,desertedisland.Itwasaislandsosmall,thattheboycouldseerightovertotheothersidefromwherehesat.Jumpingoutoftheboatintotheshallowwater,

hisfootlandedonansharpshell.“Ouch!”heyelped,startlinghisdog,whowassleeping

onaenormousblanketatoneendoftheboat.Stretchingtowakehimselfup,thedoglookedattheboy

sleepily,beforejumpingintotheclear,blue,sea.Theypaddledtotheshoreandlookedaroundattheisland.Inthecentrewasanhugepalmtreeashighasatenstoreybuildingandsurroundingitwasancollectionofeverytypeoffruittreeimaginable.Hungryfromtheirjourneyacrossthesea,theboybegantoravenouslyeatthedifferentfruitsonoffer.Hestartedwithaapple,abanana,aorangeandawholebunchofjuicygrapes,whilehisdoglookedon,anlookofjealousyonhisface.Canyouspotthe‘a’or‘an’mistakesinthefollowingpassage?Thewaveslappedgentlyagainstthesideoftheboat,asayoungboyandhisfaithfuldogarrivedattheshoreofansmall,desertedisland.Itwasaislandsosmall,thattheboycouldseerightovertotheothersidefromwherehesat.Jumpingoutoftheboatintotheshallowwater,

hisfootlandedonansharpshell.“Ouch!”heyelped,startlinghisdog,whowassleeping

onaenormousblanketatoneendoftheboat.Stretchingtowakehimselfup,thedoglookedattheboy

sleepily,beforejumpingintotheclear,blue,sea.Theypaddledtotheshoreandlookedaroundattheisland.Inthecentrewasanhugepalmtreeashighasatenstoreybuildingandsurroundingitwasancollectionofeverytypeoffruittreeimaginable.Hungryfromtheirjourneyacrossthesea,theboybegantoravenouslyeatthedifferentfruitsonoffer.Hestartedwith

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apple,abanana,aorangeandawholebunchofjuicygrapes,whilehisdoglookedon,anlookofjealousyonhisface.‘a’or‘an’WordSearchStartTime’sup!‘a’‘an’Completethetableonyourwhiteboard.Howmanywordscanyouthinkofintwominutesthatwordneed‘a’or‘an’beforethem?Whatisdifferentabouttheseexamples?The,theDefiniteArticleWeuse‘the’,thedefinitearticle,toshowpeoplewhatwearetalkingaboutspecifically.thebookTheenormouselephanttheicecreamSeehowadding‘the’changestheseexamples…The,theDefiniteArticleanorangeAbookateachertheorangethebooktheteacherWhatdoweknowaboutusing‘a’or‘an’?Weuse‘a’whenthenextwordstartswithaconsonantsound.Weuse‘an’whenthenextwordstartswithavowelsound.Sayitaloud-doesitsoundright?Itwasauniquepaintingofanhonestgirlridingaunicornwhileeatinganapple.‘a’or‘an’QuickQuizTakeaquiztoseeifyouareanexpert!Whichiscorrect?aicecreamanicecream‘a’or‘an’QuickQuizTakeaquiztoseeifyouareanexpert!Whichiscorrect?ancaterpillar