Question

Q1. Insert indefinite articles ‘an’ or ‘a’ where necessary.
1. This is .......... orange.
2. That is ......... book.
3. This is .......... hospital.
4. That is .......... egg.
5. He is eating .......... apple.
6. This is .......... umbrella.
7. That is ......... university.
8. I'll be away for ........... hour.
9. What ......... nice day! 10........... horse is ........... animal.​

Answer 1

Q1. Insert indefinite articles ‘an’ or ‘a’ where necessary.

1. This is an orange  

2. That is a book.  

3. This is a hospital.  

4. That is an egg.  

5. He is eating an apple.  

6. That is an umbrella.  

7. This is a university.  

8. I'll be away for an hour.  

9. What a nice day!  

10. The horse is an animal.

Some important points about indefinite articles-

• An indefinite article is often used with a noun phrase.
• We should always remember that 'a' is always used at the start of the consonant and an always used at the start of the vowel.
• There are 26 alphabets which consists of 5 vowels(a,e,i,o,u) and 21 consonants.
• For example - A book, A car, A person ( all these words starts with a consonant). An apple, An owl, An egg ( all these words starts with a vowel)