Using the article 'an'

[rnzee]

Hi teachers of the world!!

My son got homework whereby he had to come up with ten words (nouns) that begin with a consonant but use the article 'an'. We could only think of an hour, honor, honesty, heir, herb, x-ray.

Could you please comment on the above words and please suggest more.

Thank you.

 

[susiedqq]

One of the uses of the "an" is to help us pronouce the noun easier.

"An apple" is easier to say than "a apple."

Start at the beginning of the alphabet and use words with an "an" or an "a" and see how they sound.

 

[Anglika]

Welcome to the forums.

Hi teachers of the world!!

My son got homework whereby he had to come up with ten words (nouns) that begin with a consonant but use the article 'an'. We could only think of an hour, honor, honesty, heir, herb, x-ray.

Could you please comment on the above words and please suggest more.

Thank you.

They are all good ones - and here are another four:

hotel
history
hundred
hypothesis

 

[Shakespeare's brother]

NB: History and hundred don't use 'an'.

Hotel is ambiguous; some people say 'an hotel '(with an unpronounced 'h') and some say 'a hotel' - I think I prefer the latter.

 

[Anglika]

Check them out - they can be found with "an" as article - though it is now, as with hotel, becoming archaic.

I will be very interested in the questioner's final list of ten.