RedpenA apple or an apple?
Instead of
I ate a apple.
Say
I ate an apple.
A / an follow the sound
Use an before a vowel sound and a before a consonant sound. Sound matters, not the written letter: an hour, a university.
En español
Usa an antes de un sonido vocálico y a antes de un sonido consonántico. Importa el sonido, no la letra: an hour, a university.
Try saying these aloud
Read each sentence, then make one of your own.
- I ate an apple.
- She waited for an hour.
- He studies at a university.