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A tree, a duck, an egg
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 2
GoalSay a or an before a word.
New words
a · use it before most wordsan · use it before a, e, i, o, u soundsowl · a bird that hunts at nightorange · a round fruit with a thick skinhouse · a home with walls and a roof
Explanation
We say a or an before a thing. We say a house and a cup. We say an owl and an orange. Use an before the sounds a, e, i, o, u. Use a before other sounds.
Worked examples
Tap the cards. Listen to a and an.
This is a bus. This is an auto rickshaw. This is a train.
Look at things in the room. Say: a ... or an ... .
Class activity
Shopping game. It is the Eid market. A grown-up is the shopkeeper. Ask for things: ‘A cup, please.’ ‘An apple, please.’ Choose a or an. Then swap and be the shopkeeper.
Practice
1
Look at the picture. Say: It is ___ ... .
a bucket.
2
Look at the picture. Say: It is ___ ... .
an ice cream.
3
Listen. Do you hear a or an?
…
an.
4
Say the missing word: I see ___ bird. (a / an)
a.
5
Writing: copy ‘an apple’.
an apple