Learn Class 4 English - Articles and Prepositions

Articles are the words a, an & the. These articles will help to know about the things, I.e., whether the things are specific or unspecific.

Articles

Example of Articles:

This is a car.
The sun is shining bright.
Take an orange.

Kinds of Articles

When we talk about articles, then they are of two types:

1. Definite Article:

One can say that 'The' comes in the definite article.
As it tells about the specific things.

1. Indefinite Article:

One can say that 'A' & 'An' come in the indefinite article.
As it tells about the unspecific things.

Usage of the articles:

A & An: Use singular nouns.
The: Use specific things.

Prepositions:

The prepositions are the words that help in joining the two sentences. Or it helps in making the sentence meaningful.

Preposition Examples:

The boy is standing near the wall.
The books are on the table.
Go into the river.
Put the things in the box.
Rani is standing behind the tree.

Some common prepositions are:

Against	Between
Above	During
Across	From
Along	For
Around	Inside
At	in, into
Below	Near
Behind	Since
Beyond	Towards
Under	With
Still	Within

Kinds of prepositions:

Time
Direction
Agent
Place

Learning Videos for 4th Grade English - Articles and Prepositions

Articles and Prepositions Sample Questions for Class 4

Question 1

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable article 'a', 'an' or 'the': Alice picked up ----------------umbrella and went out in ------------------rain.

A. a, the

B. an, the

C. a, a

D. no article, no article

Question 2

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence: -----------------------area of this playground is huge.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. No article

Question 3

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable article 'a', 'an' or 'the': Mr James is -----------------European, not -----------------Asian.

A. the, the

B. a, an

C. an, an

D. the, an

Question 4

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable article 'a', 'an' or 'the': Kohli is ------------------captain of team India.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 5

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable article 'a', 'an' or 'the': Nidhi's grandpa goes to -------------------city park close to their house for morning walk.

A. an

B. a