Discussion
He is __________ honourable man.
Answer: A
The article is an: He is an honourable man.
The choice between a and an depends on the first sound of the next word, not its first letter. In honourable the h is silent, so the word begins with a vowel sound ("on-") and takes an, as in an hour and an honest man.
A is the trap, because the word is spelt with a consonant. The would point to a particular man already known, which the sentence does not do, and an article is needed, so "None of these" is wrong.
Other words where a silent h calls for an are heir, honour and hour.
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