A/an, plurals – singular and plural forms

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    A/an, plurals – singular and plural forms

    Exercise 1

    Choose a/an for the following words.

    1It's animal.

    2I need new bed.

    3It's useful machine.

    4I'm waiter.

    5Do you have umbrella?

    6I'm English teacher.

    7I need hat.

    8Is she student?

    9We have ugly duck.

    10I need hour.


     

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    a/an, plurals – singular and plural forms

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    A/an

    We use a/an with singular nouns.

    • This is a table. 
    • It’s an orange. 

    We use a with nouns beginning with a consonant, and we use an with nouns beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).

    • Give me an apple. 
    • There is an elephant in the zoo. 
    • It’s an amazing experience. 

    We also use an with nouns beginning with h if the h is not pronounced. But we use a if the h is pronounced.

    • Give me an hour. (The h is not pronounced in hour.)
    • I want to buy a hat. (The h is pronounced in hat.)

    We use a and NOT an with nouns beginning with u when it is pronounced /ju:/, like university. 

    • Is there a university in this city? 
    • I wear a uniform. 

    Plurals in English

    A tables

    We do NOT use a/an with plural nouns.

    • These are tables. (NOT a tables)

    Regular plurals

    We add -s to make plural nouns in English. Sometimes we need to add -es, -ies or –ves. Check the spelling in the grammar chart above.

    Irregular plurals

    Some words have irregular plurals and do NOT add -s to make their plural form.

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