CBSE Class 4 English Articles Worksheet

Articles Questions for Class 4 English

Question. I want to buy ....... laptop computer next week.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. A

Question. Can you please go to ....... grocery store on fifth street and buy 2 cartons of milk?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. C

Question. Pleasemeet me at the train station in ....... hour from now.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. B

Question. I like to watch tennis on the television. It is ....... very good game.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. A

Question. My brother won an award for being ....... best speller in our school.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. C

Question. Hello, my name is Bob! I haven't anything to do tonight, so if you're not busy, would you like to watch ....... movie or something with me?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. A

Question. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw ....... elephant crossing the road in front of my school yesterday.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. B

Question. How much will it cost to go on ....... holiday to Bali?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. A

Question. Can you please help me pick out ....... birthday present for my father?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer. A

Question. ....... President of the United States will be visiting Australia next week.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
Answer. C

The words a, an and the are called articles. These are demonstrative adjectives used to point people or things.A and an are indefinite articles. The is a definite article. A and an suggest any person or thing.The suggests a particular person or thing.Eg: Bring a chair (any chair will do) Bring the chair lying near the window.(a particular chair which is lying near the window.)

- We use the indefinite articles a and an before countable nouns in the singular number.

Eg.: a boy, a tree, a ship

an egg, an umbrella, an ox.

Usage of article ‘a’

- We use a before a countable noun starting/beginning with a consonant sound.

Eg. a man, a cow, a dog

- The use of a in the following examples is an exception.

Eg.:
- a university
- a European
- a one rupee note
- a one eyed man

The words university and European begin with vowels- u and e. Both these are pronounced with the yooo sound which is a consonant sound. So, the article a is used instead of an. Similarly the sound of vowel-o is ww which again is a consonant sound.

Usage of article ‘an’

- ‘An’ is used before a countable noun in the singular number beginning with a vowel sound:

Eg.: an ant, an axe, an apple
- many words begin with a silent h. So they begin with a vowel sound and therefore take an before them:

- Eg. An hour, an honest servant, an honourable man.

Articles

A) Put in A / AN or THE. Sometimes you don’t need either word – you leave it blank.

1. There was ………….. waiter standing at ………… entrance of ………… restaurant. I ordered him ……….. glass of ………. vodka with some juice in it.
2. There was ……….. question I wanted to ask ……….. biology teacher about ………. cangroo. She had said ………… cangroo carried her baby in ……….. kind of bag in ………. front part of ……….. her body. I wanted to know how many baby cangroos it could carry at ……….. time.
3. “Is that your wife?”
“No, my wife’s ………. woman in ………. red dress.”
4. I work with ………. man and two women. ………. man is quite nice, but ………. women are not very friendly.
5. What’s in ……… newspaper?
6. Can you show me ………. that book, please?
7. What’s ………. name of ………. woman in ………. blue dress?
8. ……….. water turns into ……….. ice at 0 degree C.
9. I like ………… steak, but I don’t like ……….. eggs.
10. She lives in ………… nice flat on ………. fifth floor of ……….. old house.
11. It’s terrible - ……….. eggs are $ 2 ……….. dozen.
12. There was ………. boy and ………. girl in the room. ……….. boy was Japanese but……….. girl looked foreign. She was wearing ………… fur coat.
13. This morning I bought …………. newspaper and ……….. magazine. ………. newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where ………… magazine is.
14. “Have you got ………. car?”
“No, I’ve never had …………. car in my life.”
15. We don’t go to ……….. cinema very much these days. In fact, in ………. town where we live there isn’t ………… cinema.
16. Don’t stay in that hotel. ………… beds are very uncomfortable.
17. After I leave ………… school, I want to go to ………… university.

B) Put in A / AN or THE. Sometimes you don’t need either word – you leave it blank.

1. John Colloway is …………. bank manager. He works in ………… bank in ……… center of ……… London. Every morning he gets up at seven o’clock, has ……… breakfast and
……… cup of ……….. coffee, and reads ……….”Times”. Then he goes to ………. work by …….. bus. In ………. morning, he usually makes ……….. telephone calls, sees ……….. customers and ………… dictates ………… letters. He has ………. lunch at ……….. restaurant near ……… bank. In ……….. afternoon he works until five or fivethirty, and then goes ………. home. He doesn’t work on ……….. Saturdays or Sundays; he goes to ………… cinema or reads. He likes …………. novels and ……….. history. He is not married. He has ……….. sister in ………. Oxford and ……….. brother in ……….. London.
2. Have you got ……….. camera?
3. You need ………. visa to visit ……….. foreign countries, but not all of them.
4. When we reached the city center, ………… shops were still open but most of them were already closed.
5. Jack has got ……….. very long legs, so he’s ……….. fast runner.
6. I’m looking for ………… job. And did Ann get ………. job she applied for?
7. Did ………. police find ………. person who stole your bicycle?
8. We went out for ………… meal last night. ………… restaurant we went to was excellent.
9. This morning I had ……….. boiled egg and toast for breakfast.
10. Tom always gives Ann …………. flowers on her birthday.
11. I went into the shop and asked to speak to ……….. manager.
12. There’s no need to buy any milk. …………. milkman brings it every morning.
13. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in ………… garden.
14. Jane is ……….. teacher. Her parents were ……….. teachers too.
15. Bill’s got ……….. big feet.
16. Would you like to be ……….. actor?

C) Put a suitable article into the blanks:

1. My neighbour is ……….. photographer; let’s ask him for ……….. advice about colour films.
2. I had ……… very bad night; I didn’t sleep ………. wink.
3. He is ………… vegeterian; you won’t get ………. meat at his house.
4. ………… youngest boy has just started going to ……….. school; ………. eldest boy is at………… college.
5. I went to ………… school to talk to ………… headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up …………. gymnastics and take ………. ballet lessons instead.
6. There was ………. knock on ………. door. I opened it and found ………… small dark man in ………. check overcoat and ……… soft hat.
7. - Are John and Mary ……….. cousins? - No, they aren’t ………. cousins; they are ……….. brother and ……… sister.
8. ……….. postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be ………… dentist than ………..doctor, because …………. dentists don’t get called out at ……….. night.
9. - Would you like to hear ………… story about ……….. Englishman, …………. Irishman and ………. Scotsman? - No. I’ve heard ……….. stories about ……….. Englishmen, ………… Irishmen and ………… Scotsmen before and they are all ……….. same.
10. “………. modern burglars don’t hide under ………. beds.” said her daughter.
11. ……….. most of ………… stories that ………… people tell about ……….. Irish aren’t true.
12. Like many women, she loves ……….. tea parties and ………… gossip.
13. On ……….. Sundays my father stays in …………. bed till ten o’clock, reading ………. Sunday papers.
14. I have ……….. little money left; let’s have dinner in ……….. restaurant.
15. - I hope you have ………… lovely time and ………… good weather. - But I’m not going for ………… holiday; I’m going on …………. business.
16. During ………. meal he gives her ………. instructions about ………. garden and she tells him ………. village gossip.
17. My mother goes to …………church in …………. morning, and in ………… afternoon goes to visit ………… friends.

D) Some of the blank spaces below need ARTICLES, others do not. Fill in the articles where needed.

1. Tobacco is one of ………… most important products of ……….. South.
2. …………. fresh air is needed by all people.
3. …………. cotton which comes from ………… Alabama is better than ………. cotton which comes from ………… Oklahoma.
4. ………… air in this room is fresh.
5. ………. important products which we ger from ………… India are ……….. tea, ……… cotton, and ………… rice.
6. …………. telephone seldom rings in our home.
7. …………. silver is …………. conductor of …………. electricity.
8. I get on ………… train at ………… same place every day.
9. ………… rain and ………… sun are needed for …………. raising of………. vegetables.
10. Mary is waving to us from across …………. street.
11. ………… sun is shining but part of ………… sky is still covered with clouds.
12. …………. women use much make-up.
13. Sometimes everyone must take ………… medicine.
14. …………. coffee will keep you awake all night.
15. …………. medicine which ………….. doctor prescribed helped me.
16. …………. tea seems to keep some people awake.
17. He likes to study ………….. French.
18. …………. coffee is very strong.
19. In that course, we study …………. history of all ………… important countries of Asia.
20. …………. coffee which comes from Brazil is ………… best.

E) Some of the blank spaces below need ARTICLES, others do not. Fill in the articles where needed.

1. He went to ………… Spain last month.
2. When you go to …………. Spain, be sure to see …………. Madrid.
3. He works in ………… building on ………… corner of ………. Tenth Ave. and 62nd St.
4. ………… Tokyo is ………… largest city in ……….. World.
5. ………… traffic on ………… Jones Avenue is heavy.
6. ………… Miami is ………… center of ………… tobacco industry.
7. ……… Rio Grande River forms …………. boundary between ………. U.S. and Mexico.
8. ………… rivers of …………..eastern part of …………. United States flow toward…………. East Coast.
9. …………. largest river in …………. America is …………. Mississippi.
10. …………. New York subway trains are very comfortable.
11. …………. climate of ……….. southern Florida is very nice all year.
12. …………. capital of …………. France is ………… Paris, but ………. capital of ………. England is London.
13. ………… Tenth Street has some very nice shops.
14. Some of …………. Tenth Street shops are very inexpensive, too.
15. ………….. President will be on ……….. TV tonight.

Articles

The words a, an and the are called articles. These are demonstrative adjectives used to point people or things. A and an are indefinite articles. The is a definite article. A and an suggest any person or thing. The suggests a particular person or thing.

Eg: Bring a chair (any chair will do)

Bring the chair lying near the window.

(a particular chair which is lying near the window.)

We use the indefinite articles a and an before countable nouns in the singular number.

Eg.: a boy, a tree, a ship an egg, an umbrella, an ox.

Usage of article ‘a’

We use a before a countable noun starting/beginning with a consonant sound.

Eg. a man, a cow, a dog

The use of a in the following examples is an exception.

Eg.:  a university

a European

a one rupee note

a one eyed man

The words university and European begin with vowels- u and e. Both these are pronounced with the yooo sound which is a consonant sound. So, the article a is used instead of an. Similarly the sound of vowel-o is ww which again is a consonant sound.

Usage of article ‘an’

‘An’ is used before a countable noun in the singular number beginning with a vowel sound:

Eg.: an ant, an axe, an apple

many words begin with a silent h. So they begin with a vowel sound and therefore take an before them:

Eg. An hour, an honest servant, an honourable man.

Usage of article ‘the’

Before any noun when we want to particularize it.

Eg.: We lost the ball with which we played.

With superlative degrees:

Eg.: This the largest river in our country.

He is the tallest boy of the class.

With words like first, next, last, only:

Eg.: Who is sitting on the last bench.

Madhu is the only daughter of her parents.

With the names of rivers, mountains, seas, oceans and celestial bodies.

Eg.: The Ganges flows through Haridwar.

The Alps are in Swtizerland.

The earth revolves round the sun.

The Pacific Ocean is the biggest of all.

With the names of holy books, trains, ships, aeroplanes, some countries newspapers and well known buildings:

Eg.: The Bible is the holy book of Christians.

The Titanic was a dream ship.

We travelled by the Boeing 777.

The USA is a super power.

The Times of India printed a report on the Taj Mahal.

Tick the article which will go with the following words from the given options.

Question. ___________ orange.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : B

Question. ___________ large egg.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : A

Question. ___________ green field.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : A

Question. ___________ Ganges.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : C

Question. ___________ large animal.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : A

Question. ___________ Gita.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : C

Question. ___________ happy person.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : A

Question. ___________ unhappy king.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : B

Question. ____________ hour ago.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : B

Question. ____________ year ago.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None of these
Answer : A

Tick the most suitable article from the options given below to complete the sentences.

Question. He gave me ____________ apple to eat.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : B

Question. English is not ____________ easy language.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : B

Question. ____________ dog in my neighbour’s house is barking loudly.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None
Answer : C

Question. Tom took ____________ umbrella as it was cloudy.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : B

Question. He asked me to come after ____________ hour.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : B

Question. Do you read ____________ Bible?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question. ____________ shopping mall near my house is very big.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None
Answer : C

Question. ____________ French is a difficult language.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None
Answer : D

Question. There is ____________ hospital near my school.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : A

Question. Anna has bought ____________ new pair of shoes.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : A

Question. Unmukt is ____________ best player in his team.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question. Jenny got ____________ second prize for recitation.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question. My father has gone to ____________ Kolkata.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : D

Question. This is ____________ easy question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : B

Question. ____________ Taj Mahal is one of the wonders of the world.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None
Answer : C

Choose whether each sentence needs an indefinite article (a, an), a definite article (the), or no article.

1. He asked me _________ very difficult question. (a/an)

2. _________ question that he asked me was easy. (the/a)

3. Have you seen _________ my scarf? ( no article/a)

4. Could you please pass me _________ salt? (no article/the)

5. Is there _________ good restaurant around here? (a/the)

6. _________ restaurant that my friend owns is very good. (the/a)

7. I have several _________ good friends. ( a /no article)

8. _________ USA is a beautiful country. (the /an)

9. I'll see you in _________ week! (a/an)

10. I'm on _________ vacation until Monday.(the/a)

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles to complete the passage.

Today is ___(26)___ very important day. It is my birthday! I have designed ___(27)___ invitation card myself to invite my friends. Mom has put ___(28)___ cake on ___(29)___ table and I am getting ready. I have put on ___(30)___ new dress and new sandal. It’s ___ (31)___ beautiful day. ___(32)___ sun is shining and there is not ___(33)___ cloud in ___ (34)___ sky. I am so excited! In less than ___(35)___ hour the party will begin. I look out of ___(36)___ window. I can see ___(37)___ girl but she is not one of my friends. I hear ___(38)___ doorbell ring and I open ___(39)___ door. But I can only see ___(40)___ gift wrapped in purple paper with ___(41)___ orange ribbon lying at my doorstep. I am puzzled.

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : A

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : B

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : A

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : A

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : A

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : B

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : A

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : C

Question.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : A

Question. 
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer : B

Put articles after looking at the picture.

Question. 

(a) A
(b) An
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) The
Answer : A

Question. 

(a) A
(b) An
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) The
Answer : D

Question. 

(a) A
(b) An
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) The
Answer : A

Question. 

(a) A
(b) An
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) The
Answer : B

Question. 

(a) A
(b) An
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) The
Answer : D

Question. 

(a) A
(b) An
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) The
Answer : D

Question. 

(a) A
(b) An
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) The
Answer : A

Question. Tell which sentence is incorrect based on the usage of articles.
A. The Himalayas are wide range of mountains.
B. The captain Watt took the charge of the ship.
C. An apple a days keeps the doctor away.
D. My uncle gave me a watch on my birthday.
(a) Statement A is incorrect
(b) Statement B is incorrect
(c) Statement C is incorrect
(d) Statement D is incorrect
Answer : B

Give the sequence to the sentence based on true and false.
(Check the usage of articles to see if sentence is true or false).

Question. A. The Sun is a ball of gases. B. The Bible is a holy book. (Tricky)
C. The diwali is festival of colours. D. A honest man always wins.
(a) TTTT
(b) FFFF
(c) TTFF
(d) FFTT
Answer : C

Question. A. Let’s go to the New Delhi. B. Do you speak a Tamil?
C. I need a bottle of water. D. I want an ice cream.
(a) TTTT
(b) FFFF
(c) FTFT
(d) FFTT
Answer : D

Question. A. Pune has an ideal climate. B. He got a new ball.
C. Captain Tripathi is a real hero. D. Yuvraj singh is a cricketer.
(a) TTTT
(b) FFTT
(c) TTFF
(d) FTFT
Answer : A

Question. In the list given below find out how many words will take the article ‘a’ with them.

(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer : C

Question. In the list given below find out how many words will take the article ‘an’ with them.

(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 2
Answer : B

Question. In the grid given below find out the number of words which will take the article ‘an’.

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 6
Answer : D

How to use an Article

A comes before any one thing (e.g. a book, a pencil)

An comes before any one thing starting with a vowel sound (e.g. an elephant, an ostrich)

The comes before

1. Plurals (The children, The boys)

2. Something which everybody knows (The earth, The Taj Mahal)

Based on the instructions above choose whether each sentence needs an article (a, an), article (the), or no article.

1. He asked me _________ very hard question. (a/an)

2. _________ question that he asked me was easy. (the/a)

3. Have you seen _________ my scarf?( no article/a)

4. Could you please pass me _________ salt? (no article/the)

5. Is there _________ good restaurant around here? (a/the)

6. _________ restaurant that my friend owns is very good. (the/a)

7. I have several _________ good friends. ( a/no article)

8. _________ USA is a beautiful country. (the/an)

9. I'll see you in _________ week! (a/an)

10. I'm on _________ vacation until Monday.(the/a)