Grammar - Beginner - 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.
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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).
For example, say:
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.
For example, say:
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