Ex. 3-A, An and Some with Count and Non-count Nouns

A and an are used before singular count nouns. A is used before words starting with a consonant sound (a banana) and an before words starting with a vowel sound (an orchid). Some is used before plural count nouns (some bananas, some orchids) and non-count nouns (some tea, some information).

Instructions. Use a, an, or some to complete the phrases.

____elephant
1. a
2. an
3. some
____giraffe
1. a
2. an
3. some
____water
1. a
2. an
3. some
____salt
1. a
2. an
3. some
____peaches
1. a
2. an
3. some
____chair
1. a
2. an
3. some
____furniture
1. a
2. an
3. some
____man
1. a
2. an
3. some
____woman
1. a
2. an
3. some
____people
1. a
2. an
3. some
____umbrella
1. a
2. an
3. some
____windows
1. a
2. an
3. some
____rice
1. a
2. an
3. some
____owl
1. a
2. an
3. some
____teapot
1. a
2. an
3. some
____tea
1. a
2. an
3. some
____university
1. a
2. an
3. some
____ironing board
1. a
2. an
3. some
____apple
1. a
2. an
3. some
____apple sauce
1. a
2. an
3. some