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4. The Indian soldiers fought the war with great courage.

5. The teacher said, ‘Write down the length and the breadth of this
table.’

6. Dev Ram lived in a village in his boyhood.

Read the following:
1. a book (the letter b has a consonant sound)

2. a hotel (the letter h has a consonant sound)

3. an owl (the letter o has a vowel sound)

4. an umbrella (the letter u has a vowel sound)

5. a European (the letter e has a consonant sound)

6. a unit (the letter u has a consonant sound)

A is used if the first sound of the next word is a consonant sound (1,
2, 5 and 6).

An is used if the first sound of the next word is a vowel sound

(3 and 4).

b) i) Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. kite 2. ice cream

3. onion 4. Englishman

5. pocket 6. map

7. friend 8. eagle

9. X-ray 10. university

ii) Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. a. clown 2. a. aeroplane

b. tall clown b. expensive aeroplane

c. African clown c. red aeroplane

3. a. man 4. a. iron

b. old man b. steam iron

c. rich old man c. heavy iron

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