Language summary 2

The use of a and an

We use “a” before a consonant sound. But we use “a” before “u” when we pronounce it with a “y” sound as in “a uniform”.

We use “an” before a vowel sound..

Complete the sentences on the right column. Draw a line between the question on the left and the corresponding answer on the right. Remember the correct use of a/an.

1. What's Poland? a) It's ___________ university.

2. What's the Atlantic? b) It's ___________ car.

3. What's Havana? c) It's ___________ city.

4. What's the Concorde? d) It's ___________ hour.

5. What's Harvard? e) It's ___________ ocean.

6. What's 60 minutes? f) It's ___________airplane.

7. What's a Mercedes? g) It's ___________ country.

Complete the following sentences.

1. Albert Einstein __________.

3. Bette Davis and Marilyn Monroe _________.

4. Orestes Kindelan and Omar Linares _________.

5. Mariah Carey ___________________________.

6. Amelia Peláez __________________________.

7. William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes _______________.

8. Steven Spielberg ________________________.

9. Sherlock Holmes ________________________.

10. Dustin Hoffman _________________________.

11. Frank Fernandez ________________________.