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Let’s go through each word one by one. We need to decide whether to use “a” or “an” before it.

Remember:
→ 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.

But be careful — sometimes words start with a letter that looks like a vowel but sounds like a consonant (like “university” or “union”), and vice versa (like “hour”).

Let’s check each:

1. chair → starts with “ch” (consonant sound) → a
2. girl → starts with “g” (consonant) → a
3. school → starts with “s” (consonant) → a
4. egg → starts with “e” (vowel sound) → an
5. hour → starts with “h”, but it’s silent! Sounds like “our” → vowel sound → an
6. apple → starts with “a” (vowel) → an
7. exam → starts with “e” (vowel) → an
8. hospital → starts with “h” (consonant sound) → a
9. year → starts with “y” (sounds like “yuh” — consonant) → a
10. university → starts with “u”, but sounds like “yoo” → consonant sound → a
11. address → starts with “a” (vowel) → an
12. ear → starts with “e” (vowel) → an
13. sheep → starts with “sh” (consonant) → a
14. tie → starts with “t” (consonant) → a
15. union → starts with “u”, but sounds like “yoo” → consonant sound → a

Double-checking tricky ones:
- hour → an ✔
- university → a ✔
- union → a ✔

All done!

Final Answer:
1. a
2. a
3. a
4. an
5. an
6. an
7. an
8. a
9. a
10. a
11. an
12. an
13. a
14. a
15. a