A, An Worksheet with Answers | Articles Worksheet

Learning where to use ‘a’ and ‘an’ is one of the first steps in mastering English grammar. These small words are called articles, and they help us talk about singular nouns clearly. This worksheet will help you understand the difference between a and an with simple rules, easy examples, and answers at the end.

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What are A and An?

‘A’ and ‘An’ are indefinite articles. They are used before singular countable nouns to talk about one person, place, or thing, but not a specific one.

a = used before words starting with a consonant sound
an = used before words starting with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u)

A An Worksheet with Answers

Many English learners get confused about when to use ‘a’ and ‘an’. This short worksheet will help you understand, practise, and remember how to use these two small but important articles in English.

A and An Worksheet Choose the Correct Article

Worksheet 1: Fill in the Blanks

Fill in each blank with a or an.

She has ___ dog.
It’s ___ interesting story.
He found ___ egg in the nest.
I need ___ break.
We stayed in ___ old hotel.
It was ___ hour-long movie.
She is ___ teacher.
He saw ___ accident on the road.
That is ___ unique idea.
My mother made ___ apple pie.

Worksheet 2: Choose the Correct Article

Choose A or An for each sentence.

No.	Sentence	Correct Answer
1	She is ___ doctor.
2	I need ___ pen.
3	We saw ___ elephant at the zoo.
4	He ate ___ orange.
5	My father is ___ honest man.
6	It’s ___ beautiful day.
7	That’s ___ big problem.
8	She wore ___ yellow dress.
9	Tom bought ___ umbrella.
10	He is ___ engineer.

Worksheet 3: Correct the Mistakes

Find and correct the wrong article in each sentence.

He saw an cat in the garden.
She is an student.
I bought an book from the shop.
It took me a hour to finish homework.
She has an university degree.

Answers

Worksheet 1 Answers:

a 2. an 3. an 4. a 5. an 6. an 7. a 8. an 9. a 10. an

Worksheet 2 Answers:

a 2. a 3. an 4. an 5. an 6. a 7. a 8. a 9. an 10. an

Worksheet 3 Answers:

He saw a cat in the garden.
She is a student.
I bought a book from the shop.
It took me an hour to finish homework.
She has a university degree.

Mini Practice for A and An

Write your own sentences using a and an:

(Check if you’ve used the correct article before each noun!)

Rules to Remember: A and An

Rule	Use “A”	Use “An”
Before consonant sounds	a car, a book, a teacher	—
Before vowel sounds	—	an apple, an egg, an idea
Sound matters, not spelling	a university (sounds like “yu”)	an hour (starts with vowel sound “ow”)