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English
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Use of A or An in a Sentence
English – Grade 2
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Quarter 1 – Module 4: Use of A or An in a Sentence
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English
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Use of A or An in a Sentence
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear
learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home.
Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are
carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
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each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your
learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We
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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written to help you learn the
importance of articles.

In this lesson, you would learn about the two articles that are used
before a non-specific noun: a or an. The rules in using these
articles will be discussed in this module.

What I Know

As you undergo this module, you are expected to:

1. recognize the use of a / an + noun in simple sentences

listened to.

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Write a or an on the blank to complete the sentence.

1. There is ____ book on the table.

2. Father bought me ____ ice cream.

3. I use ______ umbrella when it rains.

4. Mother placed the flowers in _______

vase.

5. Jabez plays ___ guitar in the church

every Sunday.

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 Lesson
Use of A or An in a
4 Sentence

An article is a word that modifies or describes nouns. It is used

before a noun. A and An are articles. They are quite important in
English as they provide certain information;

1. that the noun is singular

2. that the noun is non-specific

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 What’s In

Write the beginning sound of the following pictures.

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 Notes to the Teacher
This module will help you recognize the use of a
/an + noun and explain when to use ‘a and when to
use ‘an in a sentence.

What’s New

Let us read these groups of words taken on the previous activity.

Listen to the sound of the underlined letters.

a fish an
orange

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Here are more phrases that start with a or an. See how a or an is
used.

a butterfly an a spider
umbrella

an ant a ukelele an
elephant

What have you noticed about them?

What is the sound of the underlined letters?

When do we use a?

When do we use an?

Remember:

A is used before a noun that begins with a consonant sound.

An is used before a noun that begins with a vowel sound.

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 What is It

Read the noun. See if it begins with a vowel or a consonant

sound. Then, add a or an.

Beginning sound. Vowel

Noun Add a or an
or consonant

Ex: apple vowel an apple

university consonant a university

tree

laptop

animal

octopus

uniform

Remember that the rule applies to the sound of the letter beginning
the word not just the letter itself. Once we read the word, we can
determine whether we use a or an.

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 What’s More
Exercise 1

Match the pictures with the correct article a or an.

eggplant envelope

a
house frog

star insect

an

apple ambulance

egg ball

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Exercise 2

Write the correct article ( a/an ) before each noun.

1. ________ sun

2. ________ atis

3. ________ pencil

4. ________ eraser

5. ________ banana

Exercise 3

Box the correct article ( a or an ) in each sentence.

1. Mother bought me ( a, an ) uniform.

2. They saw ( a, an ) elephant by the river.

3. Liza put ( a, an ) cherry on her ice cream.

4. The Grade 2 class went on ( a, an ) field trip.

5. Sam always drinks (a, an) glass of milk before going to bed.

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Exercise 4

Study the phrases. Check the box of your answer. for Yes and
for No.

1. a car

2. an dog

3. a child

4. an arrow

5. an avocado

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 What I Have Learned

___ is used before singular nouns

which begin with consonant

sound.

___ is used before singular nouns

which begin with vowel

sound.

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 What I Can Do

Look around your house. Draw 5 objects that you see, then write
sentences using a or an for those objects.

Draw………………………

Sentences……………………………….

1._______________________________________________________________________________

2._______________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________

4._______________________________________________________________________________

5._______________________________________________________________________________

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 Assessment

Write a or an on the blank to complete the sentence.

1. Agas is _____ Ilocano boy.

2. Liana eats ___ apple every day.
3. Lino builds ___ dog house for his pet.
4. My sister Weng bought ___ dress yesterday.
5. Mother bakes ___ cake for David’s birthday.

Additional Activities

Supply the missing phrase to complete the sentence. Choose your

answer inside the box.

an egg an umbrella an airplane

a flower a kitten

1. They saw _______ up in the sky.

2. Father gave her _______ to be her pet.
3. Mother bought ________ for rainy season.
4. I eat ________ and a hotdog for my breakfast.
5. She picked ________ for her mother in the garden

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Assessment:
Additional Activities:
1. an What I Can Do
1. an airplane 2. an
2. a kitten
3. a Answers may vary.
3. an umbrella
4. a
4. an egg
5. a
5. a flower
What’s More
Exercise 1
What’s More: What’s More: What’s More:
Exercise Execise 3 Execise 2
4 eggplant envelope
1. a
a
1. 2. an
1. a
house Frog
2.
an 3. a
2. 3. a 4. an
star
3. 4. a 5. a insect
4. 5. a an
apple ambulance
5.
egg ball
What is It:
Noun Beginning Add a or an What’s In: What I Know:
sound
1. f 1. a
tree consonant a tree
2. o 2. an
laptop consonant a laptop
3. i 3. an
animal vowel an animal
4. d 4. a
octopus vowel an octopus 5. c 5. a
uniform consonant a uniform
Answer Key
References
Department of Education (Deped). K to 12 Curriculum Guides:
English, 2016.

Department of Education (Deped). Guide for English Teachers in

Using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs),
2020.

Umandal, Tracylyn. Essential English for Active Learners 1 p126.

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