Vowels & Articles
Grade 3 · English
Vowels & Articles
3 activities · Sort it! · Rewrite it!
A or an? Sort by vowel sound and complete real sentences!
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1

Sort each word — does it take 'a' or 'an' in front of it? (Remember: 'an' goes before a word that STARTS WITH A VOWEL SOUND, even if the spelling starts with a consonant, like 'an hour'.)

Sort it!
university
ostrich
snake
egg
fox
hour
house
cookie
oven
iceberg
a
write the words here
an
write the words here
2

Each clue describes a word. Sort the word by which vowel sound it begins with — an A/E sound, or an I/O/U sound. (Clue: toast = a slice of bread; temple = a place of worship; apron = worn while cooking; April = a month; Urdu = a language; igloo = a type of house; orchard = fruit trees growing together; umbrella = used in the rain; elephant = a large grey animal; owl = a bird that hoots at night.)

Sort it!
umbrella
ant
owl
apron
Urdu
egg
April
igloo
orchard
elephant
Starts with A/E sound
write the words here
Starts with I/O/U sound
write the words here
3

Fill in the blank with 'a' or 'an'. Write just the missing word.

Rewrite it!
1.We waited for hour before the movie started.
2.There is owl sitting on that branch.
3.I saw elephant at the zoo yesterday.
4.He goes to university in another city.
5.She wants to become doctor when she grows up.
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