Worksheet -- Lesson 32

Use of A and An

Subject: English | Class: Nursery | Series: Leeds

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Note for parents and teachers: Read every word aloud so your child can hear the first sound. Help with writing where needed.

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Exercise A: Vowel or Consonant Sound?

Say the word. Your child ticks the right box.

Word	Vowel sound	Consonant sound
egg	[ ]	[ ]
bat	[ ]	[ ]
orange	[ ]	[ ]
cake	[ ]	[ ]
doll	[ ]	[ ]

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Exercise B: Write A or An

1. ___ egg

2. ___ bat

3. ___ aeroplane

4. ___ doll

5. ___ cake

6. ___ ice cream

7. ___ orange

8. ___ candy

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Exercise C: Fill in the Blanks

1. ___ apple

2. ___ ball

3. ___ eagle

4. ___ jug

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Exercise D: Sort the Words

Write each word in the right box: egg, bat, orange, doll, ice cream, cake.

a	an

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Exercise E: Complete the Rule

We use "___" before consonant sounds and "___" before vowel sounds.

Answers: A: vowel -- egg, orange; consonant -- bat, cake, doll. B: an, a, an, a, a, an, an, a. C: an, a, an, a. D: a -- bat, doll, cake; an -- egg, orange, ice cream. E: a, an.