Singular Nouns Grammar Worksheet for Practice

Let’s go step by step through each sentence. We need to choose a, an, or Ø (no word) based on the rules:

- 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 — but remember: it’s about *sound*, not spelling!).
- Use Ø (nothing) when we’re talking about things in general, names of countries/cities/people, or plural nouns without “the”.

Also note from the worksheet:
- “useful” starts with a ‘y’ sound → so use a
- “hour” and “honest” start with silent ‘h’ → so use an

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Now let’s solve each one:

1. I have a red bicycle. → Already done. Correct! “Red” starts with consonant sound.

2. ___ New York is ___ big city.
→ First blank: “New York” is a proper name → no article → Ø
→ Second blank: “big city” — “big” starts with consonant sound → a
✔ Answer: Ø, a

3. She has ___ sister and ___ two brothers.
→ “sister” — singular countable noun, first mention → needs article. Starts with consonant → a
→ “two brothers” — plural, and we’re not specifying which ones → no article needed → Ø
✔ Answer: a, Ø

4. Yes, that’s ___ great idea! Let’s go see ___ movie tonight!
→ “great idea” — “great” starts with consonant → a
→ “movie” — singular, specific (tonight’s movie), but still indefinite → a
Wait — actually, “go see a movie” is correct for any movie. If it were “the movie”, it would be specific. Here, it’s general plan → a
✔ Answer: a, a

5. ___ India is a very large country.
→ “India” = country name → no article → Ø
✔ Answer: Ø

6. What kind of bird is that? Is it ___ eagle?
→ “eagle” — singular, starts with vowel sound → an
✔ Answer: an

7. That’s ___ easy question.
→ “easy” starts with vowel sound → an
✔ Answer: an

8. Once upon ___ time, ___ long time ago, there was ___ beautiful princess.
→ “Once upon a time” — fixed phrase → a
→ “long time ago” — “long” starts with consonant → a
→ “beautiful princess” — “beautiful” starts with consonant → a
✔ Answer: a, a, a

9. I have ___ idea! Let’s buy ___ hammer and fix the door.
→ “idea” — starts with vowel sound → an
→ “hammer” — starts with consonant → a
✔ Answer: an, a

10. Tyrannosaurus Rex, or T-Rex’ was ___ very large dinosaur.
→ “very” starts with consonant → a
✔ Answer: a

11. Do you know ___ Thomas? He’s ___ student at our school.
→ “Thomas” = person’s name → no article → Ø
→ “student” — singular, indefinite → a
✔ Answer: Ø, a

12. We need to buy ___ eggs and ___ bottle of orange juice.
→ “eggs” — plural, general → no article → Ø
→ “bottle” — singular, countable → a
✔ Answer: Ø, a

13. Brad Pitt is ___ famous Hollywood actor.
→ “famous” starts with consonant → a
✔ Answer: a

14. Greg has ___ useful book about fixing cars.
→ “useful” — starts with ‘y’ sound → treat as consonant → a
✔ Answer: a

15. We still have to wait ___ hour for the movie to begin.
→ “hour” — silent ‘h’, sounds like “our” → vowel sound → an
✔ Answer: an

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Final Answer:

2. Ø, a
3. a, Ø
4. a, a
5. Ø
6. an
7. an
8. a, a, a
9. an, a
10. a
11. Ø, a
12. Ø, a
13. a
14. a
15. an