What do we use before Honest A or an?

If you are using a word with a silent ‘h’ such as ‘honourable’ or ‘honest’ then you have to use ‘an’. Therefore it would be “an honourable man” and “an honest mistake”. With words such as ‘umbrella’, ‘ice cream’ and ‘apple’ you have to use “an umbrella”, “an ice cream” and “an apple”.

What article goes with honest?

Originally Answered: What articles do we have to use before the word “honest”, an or A? The h in honest is silent; therefore the word is preceded by an, just as if the word started with o. We say “an honest man.” Another example using an and a silent h is “It would be an honor.”

What article is before honest man?

The word “honest” though starts with a consonant, it will be written after “an”. This is because, in this word, ” h” is silent and hence the sound produced is of “o” which is a vowel. Hence, the article “an” will be used.

Can we use the before honesty?

Honesty is an abstract noun so it does not require the usage of an indefinite article preceding it. However one can use ‘the’ honesty to refer to the quality that someone possesses.

What are the 3 articles?

In English there are three articles: a, an, and the. Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader.

Is it a or an before university?

The U in university is pronounced with a long ‘u’ sound which sounds like ‘yew’ and is written as j in the phonetic alphabet. So, although the letter is a vowel, it is not pronounced like one in ‘university’ because it does not have a vowel sound. We therefore say ‘a university’.

What article is used before year?

A year !! The article “a” is used before words that begin with a consonant sound. The letter “y” can function either as a vowel or a consonant. In the case of the word “year,” it functions as a consonant, so “a year” is correct.

How do you use correct articles?

Here is a summary of the basic rules:

1. Use the definite article the with specific nouns.
2. Use the indefinite article a or an with non-specific nouns.
3. Use a before words that begin with a consonant or vowel that sounds like a consonant.
4. Use an before words that begin with a vowel or a consonant that sounds like a vowel.

How do you use the word honest in a sentence?

An honest is the correct use. English is a language based on sounds. Though the word honest begins with a consonant, the letter h is not pronounced. So the first sound is a vowel sound hence the indefinite article an should be used. But sometimes the definite article the is also used before honest like “the honest person”.

What is the indefinite article in ‘a honest man’?

The spoken phrase ‘a honest man’ actually sounds like ‘an honest man’, thus quite a lot of people assume the right indefinite article is ‘an’. But it’s not.

Which one is correct ‘an honest man or an honest man’?

The correct answer is ‘An honest man’. Reason…The use of ‘an’ comes up when d next word after ‘an’ starts with a vowel. However, the case of the word ‘honest’ is an exception because phonetically in english,the word honest is pronounced as ‘onest’.

Which is correct “an honest” or “a university”?

Dear, “an honest” is correct because we use article according to sounds of words . If a words sounds vowels but may be words would start with any consonants so we use ‘An’ with it. For an example ‘A University’ .