Is it an hotel in grammar?


Is it an hotel in grammar? A hotel is correct. 'An' is used before singular nouns beginning with a consonant where the consonant is silent.


Is it a uniform or an uniform?

Why not an uniform? All English nouns beginning with the sound of a vowel use the article “an” and all English nouns beginning with the sound of a consonant use the article “a”. “Uniform” begins with a U which is a vowel, but it sounds like a “y” which is a consonant, so it uses the article “a”.


Is it a umbrella or an umbrella?

With words such as 'umbrella', 'ice cream' and 'apple' you have to use “an umbrella”, “an ice cream” and “an apple”. Unfortunately there are some exceptions to this rule too. When 'u' makes the same sound as the 'y' in “you”, or 'o' makes the same sound as 'w' in “won” then you should use 'a'.


Is it a apple or an apple?

With words such as 'umbrella', 'ice cream' and 'apple' you have to use “an umbrella”, “an ice cream” and “an apple”. Unfortunately there are some exceptions to this rule too.


Is it a horse or an horse?

A horse” is correct. The article is always used before a noun but according to pronunciation, Article A is used for consonant pronunciation and Article An is used for vowel pronunciation. A horse is correct.


Why do they call it a hotel?

The word hotel is derived from the French hôtel (coming from the same origin as hospital), which referred to a French version of a building seeing frequent visitors, and providing care, rather than a place offering accommodation.