You're chatting with a friend about your morning shopping trip. Select the correct option for each blank.
"I forgot my umbrella at home, so I bought _________________________ umbrella at the store. It was _________________________ honest mistake—I always forget things when I'm rushing!"
The correct answers are an umbrella and an honest.
"Umbrella" starts with a vowel sound (/ʌ/), so we use the indefinite article an. "Honest" has a silent "h," so it also starts with a vowel sound (/ɒ/)—use an before it.