ARTICLES:

Articles are the three words 'the', 'a', 'an'.  'The' is a definite article and is placed before an object –

 'The apple, ...'

 'The computer ...'

 etc.

and 'a' and 'an' are indefinite articles and are used in a more general way –

  'She used a computer' (a general use rather than she used the computer – a specific use).

'An' is usually used before a vowel, e.g. 'I ate a pear', but 'I ate an apple' and 'a' in front of a consonant.  However, the use of 'an' depends upon the pronunciation, not always the spelling.  If the word sounds like it starts with a vowel, e.g. 'hour' sounds like it starts with 'o' – the 'h' is silent, then we use 'an', i.e. 'an hour' not 'a hour'.

For each of the words listed below choose the correct indefinite article (click word to show answer):