Q&A - P1 English

[Full.010894Cream]

so ‘an’ ear or ‘a’ ear?

[turquoise]

Full.Cream:

so 'an' ear or 'a' ear?

\"Ear\" is pronounced ir, according to the dictionary. Hence, it is 'an ear'.

[Full.010894Cream]

turquoise:

Full.Cream:

so 'an' ear or 'a' ear?

\"Ear\" is pronounced ir, according to the dictionary. Hence, it is 'an ear'.

I checked dictionary.com and it varies slightly, ie, 'eer'. Doesn't 'ee' pronounce like it starts with 'y'? :?

[turquoise]

Full.Cream:

turquoise:

[quote=\"Full.Cream\"]so 'an' ear or 'a' ear?

\"Ear\" is pronounced ir, according to the dictionary. Hence, it is 'an ear'.

I checked dictionary.com and it varies slightly, ie, 'eer'. Doesn't 'ee' pronounce like it starts with 'y'? :?[/quote]It's pronounced with an 'e' sound, not a 'y' sound. 'Eer' and 'Ir' are the same, pronounced with an 'e' sound. The word begins with a vowel. Hence 'an ear'.

If it was pronounced with a 'y' sound, like 'year', the dictionary pronunciation would read 'yeer'.

[KingRascal]

TAURUS:

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Hi, anyone can explain the use of \"a\" and \"an\" for the following P1 Qns :

1. Lisa is a or an honest girl.
2. Do you know how to draw a/ an unicorn?

Hi Taurus,

You may use this as a guide. When the word is not pronounced with the typical phonetic sound, the usual \"a/an\" rule does not apply.

E.g. \"h\" in honest is silent and not pronounced as how \"h\" should be done. Instead the \"o\" sound is used. Thus the \"a/e/i/o/u\" rule kicks in here. Therefore it becomes \"an honest\".

E.g. \"u\" in uniform, unicorn, unit, etc., is not pronounced as the usual \"u\" sound under phonics, therefore the \"a/e/i/o/u\" rules does nt apply. Instead \"u\" in ugly, untidy, understanding, etc., use the typical phonetic \"u\" sounds, therefore \"an\" wld be used with these words...

Hope my explanation helps...trying my best to put what I know into words You can think of other words and would realise they would fit into the rules I mentioned.

[Full.010894Cream]

Thx, turquoise!!

[sunset_dae]

Correct me if im wrong:


For the lst letter of the word that follow the phonetic sound, we use \"an\" (e.g Ugly, untidy..) and vice versa??

KingRascal:

Hi Taurus,

You may use this as a guide. When the word is not pronounced with the typical phonetic sound, the usual \"a/an\" rule does not apply.

E.g. \"h\" in honest is silent and not pronounced as how \"h\" should be done. Instead the \"o\" sound is used. Thus the \"a/e/i/o/u\" rule kicks in here. Therefore it becomes \"an honest\".

E.g. \"u\" in uniform, unicorn, unit, etc., is not pronounced as the usual \"u\" sound under phonics, therefore the \"a/e/i/o/u\" rules does nt apply. Instead \"u\" in ugly, untidy, understanding, etc., use the typical phonetic \"u\" sounds, therefore \"an\" wld be used with these words...

Hope my explanation helps...trying my best to put what I know into words You can think of other words and would realise they would fit into the rules I mentioned.

[ANON001]

Thanks a lot for ur explanation, can explain to my son

[pranav]

Hi everyone, My son is in Primary 1 and he scored 89 in English SA2.

He is still bad in his comprehension and composition.

How to coach him in a fun way. He hates to sit down for hrs and do his work. But he loves to do maths and Mother tongue since its not time consuming.

Pls advise

[AgonyMum]

Hello,seems that many ,if not all ,the P1s are learning EL the Stellar way now.My child basically has nothing..no textbooks,workbooks,guidebooks...nothing at all.I am feeling a little lost as to how to tackle this.I revise grammar and voacb with him.

Can anyone enlighten me as to whether there are any resources/books I should follow to complement this Stellar thingy?
Thanks so much