A or An?

A or An?

Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab


"A" goes before all words that begin with consonants.
  • a cat
  • a dog
  • a purple onion
  • a buffalo
  • a big apple

with one exception: Use an before unsounded h.

  • an honorable peace
  • an honest error
"An" goes before all words that begin with vowels:
  • an apricot
  • an egg
  • an Indian
  • an orbit
  • an uprising

with two exceptions: When u makes the same sound as the y in you, or o makes the same sound as w in won, then a is used.

  • a union
  • a united front
  • a unicorn
  • a used napkin
  • a U.S. ship
  • a one-legged man
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