Unit 2 Article (a/an)

1. 부정관사 a/an

부정관사 a/an은 ‘하나(one)'라는 의미로, 셀 수 있는 명사의 단수 앞에 쓰인다.

a + 자음	a bear, a chair, a lion , a piano, a watch
an + 모음	an elephant, an ice cream, an octopus, an animal

1. a : 자음으로 시작되는 단어 앞에 쓴다.

a doctor	→ He is a doctor.	a teacher	→ She is a teacher.
a house	→ It is a house.	a piano	→ It is a piano.
a table	→ It is a table.	a vase	→ It is a vase.
a mouse	→ It is a mouse.	a rabbit	→ It is a rabbit.
a flower	→ It is a flower.	a tree	→ It is a tree.

2. an : 모음(a, e, I, o, u)으로 시작하는 단어 앞에 쓴다.

an animal	→ It is an animal.
an elevator	→ It is an elevator.
an igloo	→ It is an igloo.
an onion	→ It is an onion.
an umbrella	→ It is an umbrella.

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1	book	2	nurse
3	flower	4	rabbit
5	apple	6	umbrella
7	elevator	8	eagle

Exercise

A. Read and write in each group.

octopus      queen    eye   farmer    notebook

aunt    room   bird   alligator   carrot

elephant   hotel   juice   album   ruler

eraser    tree   Indian    friend   artist

1. a : queen

2. an :

B. Read and write a or an.

1. It is an orange.

2. She is        English teacher.

3. There is       hospital.

4. It is        school bus.

5. He has       Indian doll.

6. There is      egg.

7. You are       good student.

8. I am       farmer.

9. It is       orange tree.

10. It is       circus lion.

11. He is        dentist.

12. It is       nice car.

13. It is      elephant.

14. This is       sandwich.

15. There is     house.

C. Read and correct the errors.

1. There is a apple in the basket.

->an apple

2.She has an red watch.

->

3.I am a English teacher.

->

4.I run for a hour every day.

->

5.He is an good policeman.

->

D. Look and fill in the blanks.

That is an orange.  No, she is a nurse.    I can see a book.

Yes, I have a computer.    There is an elephant.

1. What's that on the table?   ->   That is an orange.

2. Do you have a computer?   ->

3. Is she a doctor?  ->

4. What is at the zoo?   ->

5. What can you see?   ->

E. Translate into English.

1. Nancy는 화가입니다.             ->    Nancy is an artist.

2. 나는 고양이가 있습니다(have)    ->

3. 바나나가 있습니다(There)        ->

4. 그것은 우산입니다(umbrella)      ->

5.Smith씨는 친절한 의사입니다(kind) ->