A / an Learning basic English lesson

What will I learn from the basic English lesson using a / an?
During this English lesson using a / an you will learn how to use each and why both have the same meaning. This lesson, there are three exercises to complete to help you get a better understanding of what you have learnt during the lesson. The

What do a and an mean?

A and an have the same meaning and are both called articles A is used in front of words that begin with consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y and z Basic examples:A banana, a cat, a dog, a fan, a grape. An is used in front of words that begin with vowels a, e, i, and o. Basic examples:An ant, an elephant, an igloo, an office How to use in a sentence and introducing non count nouns

What is a noun?
Nouns are used as the subject of every sentence. NOUN + IS + NOUN England is a country. (England = noun / country = noun)

London is a city. (London = noun / city = noun)

What does Singular mean?

Singular means one only, not two, three, four or more

England = a singular noun / London = a singular noun Country = a singular noun / City is = a singular verb A cat is an animal.

** Hint ** a frequently comes in front of singular nouns.

Easy Pace Learning Exercise copy and write in your notebook / or paper. Try and complete the sentences below using an ARTICLE, a or an. use number 1 as an example. Remember vowels a, e, I, o and u = an 1. ___A ___Dog is an animal. 2. English is _______ language. 3. London is _______ city. 4. Thailand is _______ country. 5. Asia is _______ continent. 6. _______ dictionary is _______ book. 7. _______ house is_______ building.

8. _______ cat is _______ animal. 9. _______ beetle is _______ insect. 10. _______ wasp is_______ insect. Easy Pace Learning Exercise copy and write in your notebook / or paper. Try and complete the sentences below using an ARTICLE, a or an. use number 1 as an example. Animal, continent, insect, city, country, language Table 1 Spanish is a language Rome is a city. A cat is an animal. A horse is Thailand is Chinese is Europe is Paris is. Easy Pace Learning Exercise copy and write in your notebook / or paper. Complete the sentences below with your own words. Use number 1 as your example. Try to make more than one sentence. 1 Spanish is a language. English is a language. French is a language. Thai is a language. A wasp is North America is Rome is. A buffalo is A fly is Manchester is French is.

2 _________ is a country. 3 _________ is a city. 4 _________ is a continent. 5 _________ is an animal. 6 _________ is an insect. Plural nouns, count nouns and verbs What does plural and count nouns mean? Plural means more than +1, two, three, four or more. Count nouns can also be counted. They also have plural form Plural nouns end in -s. Cows are animals. = plural A cow is an animal = singular Plural: cows / Singular = cow

** Hint ** A and an are used only with singular nouns.

Singular nouns, that ends with the letter y, now end with ies. Remove the letter -y and replace with -ies.* Singular: - study Plural: - studies (plural more than +1) In (d): Canada is a singular noun. China is a singular noun. They are connected by and.

Together they are plural, i.e., "more than one."

English and Thai are languages. Connecting 2 singular nouns with and to become plural. English and Thai are both singular by connecting them with and they become plural. Cows and sheep are animals. Cows = a plural noun Are = a plural verb (plural more than +1) Animals = a plural noun

Easy Pace Learning Exercise copy and write in your notebook / or paper.
Change the sentences below with from singular to become plural. Examples: - a singular and plural sentences. 1. A fly is an insect. 2. A Laptop is a machine. 3. A dictionary is a very useful book. 4. A buffalo is an animal. 5. A Daisy is a flower. 6. A cabbage is a type of vegetable. 7. A dog is a type of animal. Flies are insects. (fly y flies) ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________