Indefinite article

Indefinite article

1. A

   • "A" is used when the next word begins with a consonant
     • Examples: A boy, a radio, a Euro, a horse, a leaf, a church

2. An

   • "An" is used when the word begins with a vowel sound
     • Examples: An ice-cream, an apple, an orange, an ant, an alien

3. The

   • used when referring to a person or place in a formal way
     • Example: The King, the lake, the sun, the queen, the moon

4. In English there are three articles: a, an, and the. Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. ... The indefinite article(a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.