Singular Nouns

Singular Nouns :


Nouns can be singular or plural. When you are talking about one person, animal, place or thing, use a singular noun.

an owl
a ship
a woman
a train
a flower

These are also singular nouns.

an airplane
a letter
a bicycle
a map
a boy
a photograph
a bus
a refrigerator
a comb
a slide
a girl
a swing
a key
a van

Use a or an before singular nouns.

Use an before words beginning with vowels (a, e, i, o, u).

Examples :

an axe
an igloo
an egg
an orange
an envelope
an umbrella
an ice cream
an uncle

But some words don’t follow this rule.

For example, use a (not an) before these words that begin with u.

a uniform
a university

Use a before words beginning with the other letters of the alphabet, called consonants.

Examples :

a basket
a rainbow
a bowl
a monster
a car
a pillow
a hill
a watch
a house
a zoo

But some words don’t follow this rule. For example, use an (not a) before these words that begin with h.

an heir
an honor
an hour

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