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Ant Antics: Year 3 Grammar: A' or An'

The document is a Year 3 grammar exercise focused on the use of 'a' and 'an' in sentences. It includes examples, sentences for students to complete, and a challenge to write their own sentences. The document also explains the rules for using 'a' and 'an' based on consonant and vowel sounds.

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Ant Antics: Year 3 Grammar: A' or An'

The document is a Year 3 grammar exercise focused on the use of 'a' and 'an' in sentences. It includes examples, sentences for students to complete, and a challenge to write their own sentences. The document also explains the rules for using 'a' and 'an' based on consonant and vowel sounds.

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Ant Antics

Year 3 Grammar: ‘a’ or ‘an’


Alfie Ant has a challenge for you. Look at the pictures below. You must insert either ‘a’ or ‘an’
in each space so that the sentences make sense! Be careful as some are very tricky.

Example:

It’s apple. It’s owl. It’s bed.


It’s juicy apple. It’s wise owl. It’s old bed.

It’s octopus. It’s pencil. It’s onion.


It’s big octopus. It’s purple pencil. It’s huge onion.

It’s door. It’s monster. It’s elephant.


It’s open door. It’s blue monster. It’s angry elephant.

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Alfie’s Sentences
Year 3 Grammar: ‘a’ or ‘an’
Alfie Ant has written some sentences but he isn’t sure whether he has to use ‘a’ or ‘an’. Can you
help him by circling the right one in each sentence?

1. On a branch, sat a / an wise, old owl.

2. Luke kicked a / an orange ball into the air.

3. Through her telescope, Tia saw a / an old man on the moon.

4. A / An ambulance rushed along the street.

5. The building had a / an emergency exit in case of a fire.

6. Martin ate a / an delicious apple.

7. Patrick had a / an multicoloured pencil.

8. The singer gave a / an interview on live TV.

Challenge: Now try and write a sentence about each picture below and include ‘a’ or ‘an’.


elephant


dragon

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Tricky Words
Year 3 Grammar: ‘a’ or ‘an’
Most of the time, we add ‘a’ before words that start with consonants and ‘an’ before words that
start with a vowel. However, which would you use in this sentence?

The boy had a / an unique talent.

In this sentence the article used should be ‘a’ as the ‘u’ in unique is making the consonant
sound /y/. If the first letter of a word makes a consonant sound, you place ‘a’ before it but, if
the first letter of a word makes a vowel sound, you place ‘an’ before the word.

Have a go at the sentences below. Should it be ‘a’ or ‘an’? Circle the correct answer

1. I arrived a / an hour early for the party.

2. The story took place in a / an universe far from ours.

3. The police officer wore a / an uniform.

4. In the magical forest, Betty saw a / an unicorn.

5. Pinocchio wasn’t always a / an honest boy.

6. On holiday, we needed a / an universal adaptor for the plug.

7. They were looking for a / an heir to the throne.

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