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Solution to the Worksheet:

The task is to fill in each blank with either "a" or "an", depending on the word that follows.

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

Let’s go through each item:

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1. ______ orange
→ "Orange" starts with a vowel sound (o).
✔ An orange

2. ______ bottle of wine
→ "Bottle" starts with a consonant sound (b).
✔ A bottle of wine

3. ______ carton of milk
→ "Carton" starts with a consonant sound (k).
✔ A carton of milk

4. ______ ice-cream
→ "Ice-cream" starts with a vowel sound (i).
✔ An ice-cream

5. ______ banana
→ "Banana" starts with a consonant sound (b).
✔ A banana

6. ______ small melon
→ "Small" starts with a consonant sound (s).
✔ A small melon

7. ______ hamburger
→ "Hamburger" starts with an h sound (consonant), even though it's spelled with 'h'.
✔ A hamburger

8. ______ piece of ham
→ "Piece" starts with a consonant sound (p).
✔ A piece of ham

9. ______ pizza
→ "Pizza" starts with a consonant sound (p).
✔ A pizza

10. ______ apple
→ "Apple" starts with a vowel sound (a).
✔ An apple

11. ______ station
→ "Station" starts with a consonant sound (s).
✔ A station

12. ______ English university
→ "English" starts with a vowel sound (e).
✔ An English university

13. ______ library
→ "Library" starts with a consonant sound (l).
✔ A library

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✔ Final Answers:

1. An orange
2. A bottle of wine
3. A carton of milk
4. An ice-cream
5. A banana
6. A small melon
7. A hamburger
8. A piece of ham
9. A pizza
10. An apple
11. A station
12. An English university
13. A library

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🔍 Key Tip:

Remember: It's about the sound, not just the spelling!
For example:
- "University" starts with a 'y' sound, which is a consonant, but "an" is used because the word starts with a vowel sound — actually, "university" starts with a /juː/ sound (like "you"), so it's pronounced with a vowel sound → "an university" is correct.

Similarly, "hamburger" starts with /h/, which is a consonant sound → use "a".

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✔ All answers are now correctly filled based on pronunciation rules.