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Use of "a" and "an" I'm very confused in the use of "a" and "an". I have read that "a" is used with constant sound, and "an" is used with vowels sound. The word "u" is vowel sound then, why we use "a" before "uniform"?
3 de jul de 2015 05:18
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The key thing here is the word SOUND. It's all about vowel SOUNDS, not letters. For example, the letter 'u' sometimes has a vowel sound, for example an umbrella an urgent phone call But sometimes, the letter 'u' is pronounced with a consonant sound, like a 'y' a university a uniform It's the same with the letter 'h'. Sometimes it's a consonant sound: a hat a hamburger But sometimes it's silent, which makes the word begin with a vowel sound: an hour an honour Remember - it's all about the sound, not the spelling.
3 de julho de 2015
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the a or an depends on the sound of the word. uniform is pronounced yuniform, so it's "a yuniform". honor has a silent h, so it's "an honor"
3 de julho de 2015
I hhope,,, these example would help you... AN ugly... AN umbrella... A university... A useful...
3 de julho de 2015
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