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Help the young wizard double-check his shopping list for potion ingredients. Select ALL the sentences that use "a" and "an" correctly!
The correct answers are We require an honest goblin for the bank., Please buy a unicorn horn for the spell., and I need an umbrella for my pet toad.
The rule for "a" vs. "an" depends on the sound at the beginning of the next word, not just the spelling!
- "Honest" starts with a silent 'h' (a vowel sound), so it takes an.
- "Unicorn" starts with a 'y' sound (a consonant sound), so it takes a.
- "Umbrella" starts with a vowel sound, so it takes an.
- "Wooden" starts with a consonant sound, so it should be a wooden wand.
- "Eye" starts with a vowel sound, so it should be an eye.