Adjectives Can Change Articles

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When a noun begins with a vowel, the correct article to use with it is an. When a noun begins with a consonant, the correct article to use with it is a. However, adding an adjective in front of the noun can change the article. If the adjective begins with a vowel, the article should be an. If the adjective begins with a consonant, the article should be a. Lets look at an example: An elephant becomes A large elephant, because the article is based on the adjective, which begins with a consonant.
Read each adjective and noun pair below. Write a or an on the line. 1. clean shirt 2. small girl 3. empty dish 4. adorable puppy 5. silly face 6. smelly perfume 7. funny joke 8. emotional movie 9. wet towel 10. easy problem 11. interesting book 12. good friend 13. hungry man 14. gray cloud 15. hot sun 16. early morning a 17. calm lake 18. fierce wind 19. angry voice 20. jealous boy 21. young baby 22. icy road 23. old woman 24. fast car 25. difficult job 26. foggy window 27. eager child 28. wicked wolf 29. crazy person 30. big event 31. open door 32. sad story

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Adjectives Can Change Articles

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When a noun begins with a vowel, the correct article to use with it is an. When a noun begins with a consonant, the correct article to use with it is a. However, adding an adjective in front of the noun can change the article. If the adjective begins with a vowel, the article should be an. If the adjective begins with a consonant, the article should be a. Lets look at an example: An elephant becomes A large elephant, because the article is based on the adjective, which begins with a consonant.
Read each adjective and noun pair below. Write a or an on the line. 1. clean shirt 2. small girl 3. empty dish 4. adorable puppy 5. silly face 6. smelly perfume 7. funny joke 8. emotional movie 9. wet towel 10. easy problem 11. interesting book 12. good friend 13. hungry man 14. gray cloud 15. hot sun 16. early morning a a an an a a a an a an an a a a a an 17. calm lake 18. fierce wind 19. angry voice 20. jealous boy 21. young baby 22. icy road 23. old woman 24. fast car 25. difficult job 26. foggy window 27. eager child 28. wicked wolf 29. crazy person 30. big event 31. open door 32. sad story a a an a a an an a a a an a a a an a

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