NURSE
BUILDER
WAITER/WAITRES S
ASTRONAUT
LAWYER
BABY SITTER
FIREMAN
GARDENER
FISHERMAN
SCIENTIST
UNEMPLOYED
RETIRED
A We
use a with nouns that begin with a cosonant sound. (b, c, d, f, etc.). For example: He’s a baker.
AN We
use an with nouns that begin with a vowel sound. (a, e, i, o, u). For example:
He’s an electrician.
UNEMPLOYED AND RETIRED We
don’t use a or an with unemployed and retired because that are adjectives. For example: Don’t say: I’m an unemployed. She’s a retired. We say: I’m unemployed. She’s retired.