scissors

×  I was playing with a scissors and I cut my finger.
√  I was playing with a pair of scissors and I cut my finger.
√  I was playing with a pair of scissors and I cut my finger.

The word scissors is plural. You can say a pair of scissors but you CANNOT say *a scissors.

Note that the same thing happens with other words such as trousersshortsshoesbootsglasses, etc.