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Class 4 Articles and Prepositions worksheet

CBSE English. A, an and the, including an hour and a uniform; in, on, under, above, between, in front of and near. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.

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Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    Which is correct?

    1. a honest boy
    2. a hour
    3. an university
    4. an hour
    Answer

    (d) an hour

    the h in “hour” is silent, so it begins with a vowel sound

  2. 2.

    Which is correct?

    1. an one-way road
    2. an unicorn
    3. a one-way road
    4. a old man
    Answer

    (c) a one-way road

    “one-way” begins with a “y” or “w” sound, so we use “a”

  3. 3.

    Which word takes “an” before it?

    1. dog
    2. pencil
    3. cat
    4. empty box
    Answer

    (d) empty box

    “an” goes before a vowel sound

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    Write “a” or “an”: (a) ____ hour (b) ____ insect (c) ____ tiger (d) ____ window

    Answer

    (a) an; (b) an; (c) a; (d) a

    an before a vowel sound, a before a consonant sound

  2. 5.

    Fill in “a” or “an”: Please draw ____ pencil in your book.

    Answer

    a

    “a” before a consonant sound

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Fill in “a” or “an”: (1) I can see ____ egg in the picture. (2) Please draw ____ dog in your book. (3) Please draw ____ ant in your book. (4) Ravi drew ____ big house.

    Answer

    (1) an; (2) a; (3) an; (4) a

    an before a vowel sound, a before a consonant sound

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