Educational English vocabulary worksheet with images and words for children learning "a" and "an" articles.

To solve this, we need to decide whether to use a or an before each word.

Here’s the simple rule:
- Use an if the word starts with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).
- Use a if the word starts with a consonant sound.

⚠️ Important: It’s about the *sound*, not just the letter! For example:
- “university” starts with ‘u’ but sounds like “yoo-ni-ver-si-ty” → so it takes a.
- “umbrella” starts with ‘u’ and sounds like “uhm-brel-la” → so it takes an.
- “hour” starts with ‘h’ but is silent → sounds like “our” → takes an.
- “uniform” starts with ‘u’ but sounds like “yoo-ni-form” → takes a.

Let’s go one by one:

1. orange → starts with “o” (vowel sound) → an
2. apple → starts with “a” (vowel sound) → an
3. umbrella → starts with “u” but sounds like “uh” → an
4. rabbit → starts with “r” (consonant) → a
5. bus → starts with “b” → a
6. university → starts with “u” but sounds like “yoo” → a
7. desk → starts with “d” → a
8. elephant → starts with “e” → an
9. sheep → starts with “sh” → a
10. lemon → starts with “l” → a
11. egg → starts with “e” → an
12. uniform → starts with “u” but sounds like “yoo” → a
13. igloo → starts with “i” → an
14. giraffe → starts with “g” → a
15. banana → starts with “b” → a
16. uncle → starts with “u” but sounds like “uhn” → an
17. flower → starts with “f” → a
18. ear → starts with “e” → an
19. bear → starts with “b” → a
20. ring → starts with “r” → a
21. arm → starts with “a” → an
22. farmer → starts with “f” → a
23. eye → starts with “e” → an
24. eraser → starts with “e” → an

Now let’s list them in order:

1. an
2. an
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Final Answer:
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