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This is a grammar exercise focused on choosing the correct indefinite article — "a" or "an" — before each noun. The rule is:

- Use "a" before words that start with a consonant sound.
- Use "an" before words that start with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

Let’s go through each word and determine whether it should be preceded by "a" or "an", based on the sound of the first letter, not just the letter itself.

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Step-by-step analysis:

1. orange
- Starts with "o", which is a vowel sound → an orange

2. frog
- Starts with "f", a consonant sound → a frog

3. dog
- Starts with "d", a consonant sound → a dog

4. cat
- Starts with "c", a consonant sound → a cat

5. ice cream
- "Ice" starts with a vowel sound ("i") → an ice cream

6. shoe
- Starts with "sh", which is a consonant sound → a shoe

7. goat
- Starts with "g", a consonant sound → a goat

8. umbrella
- Starts with "u", a vowel sound → an umbrella

9. bed
- Starts with "b", a consonant sound → a bed

10. elephant
- Starts with "e", a vowel sound → an elephant

11. fish
- Starts with "f", a consonant sound → a fish

12. apple
- Starts with "a", a vowel sound → an apple

13. spider
- Starts with "s", a consonant sound → a spider

14. duck
- Starts with "d", a consonant sound → a duck

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Final Answers (to fill in the blanks):

| Word | Article |
|--------------|---------|
| orange | an |
| frog | a |
| dog | a |
| cat | a |
| ice cream | an |
| shoe | a |
| goat | a |
| umbrella | an |
| bed | a |
| elephant | an |
| fish | a |
| apple | an |
| spider | a |
| duck | a |

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Visual Match:

The images next to the words are just for fun and help reinforce vocabulary. For example:
- Orange → 🍊
- Frog → 🐸
- Dog → 🐶
- Cat → 🐱
- Ice cream → 🍦
- Shoe → 👟
- Goat → 🐐
- Umbrella → ☂️
- Bed → 🛏️
- Elephant → 🐘
- Fish → 🐟
- Apple → 🍎
- Spider → 🕷️
- Duck → 🦆

These match the corresponding words correctly.

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✔ Final Answer:
Fill in the blanks as follows:

1. an orange
2. a frog
3. a dog
4. a cat
5. an ice cream
6. a shoe
7. a goat
8. an umbrella
9. a bed
10. an elephant
11. a fish
12. an apple
13. a spider
14. a duck

This teaches the rule: Use "an" before words starting with a vowel sound; use "a" before consonant sounds.