Tools on a desk · Choosing an before a vowel sound

Choosing an before a vowel sound in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Choosing an before a vowel sound.

Use a or an before a non-specific singular countable noun. Choose according to the next sound: a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound.

Context: Tools on a desk. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

My colleague has an eraser.

لدى زميلي ممحاة.

She also has an orange folder.

لديها أيضًا مجلد برتقالي.

I put an envelope inside the folder.

أضع ظرفًا داخل المجلد.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: My colleague has an eraser.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أضع ظرفًا داخل المجلد.