Indefinite articles - a and an (determiners)
A and an are the indefinite articles. They refer to something not specifically known to the person you are communicating with.
A and an are used before nouns that introduce something or someone you have not mentioned before:-
For example
"I saw an elephant this morning."
"I ate a banana for lunch."
A and an are also used when talking about your profession:-
For example
"I am an English teacher."
"I am a builder."
You use a when the noun you are referring to begins with a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y or z), for example, "a city", "a factory", and "a hotel".
You use an when the noun you are referring to begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
Pronunciation changes this rule. It's the sound that matters, not the spelling.
Note! If the next word begins with a consonant sound when
we say it, for example, "university"
then we use a.
If the next word begins with a vowel sound when we say it, for example "hour" then we use an.
We say "university" with a "y" sound at the
beginning as though it were spelt "youniversity".
So, "a university"
IS correct.
We say "hour" with a silent h as though it were spelt
"our".
So, "an hour" IS correct.