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Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable article:
Copper is ____ useful metal.
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a
💡 Explanation:
Though 'useful' begins with a vowel letter 'u', it starts with a consonant sound /juː/ (like 'you'). Therefore, 'a useful metal' is correct. Articles are determined by sound, not spelling. 'An' would be incorrect here because the initial sound is consonantal.