Articles Cloze Passages

This worksheet is designed to help students in Grades 2, 3, and 4 strengthen grammar accuracy, article usage, reading comprehension, sentence clarity, and contextual language understanding through short, engaging passages. Students read themed cloze passages-such as a mysterious forest or a trip to the market-and decide whether to insert a, an, the, or leave the blank empty, applying article rules naturally while reading for meaning.

Learning Goals

• Correct Use of Articles (Grades 2-4): Apply a, an, and the accurately based on sound, specificity, and context.
• Grammar in Context: Understand how articles function within connected text rather than isolated sentences.
• Reading Comprehension: Use passage meaning to guide grammatical decisions.
• Sentence Structure & Clarity: Recognize how articles affect fluency and precision in writing.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with elementary grammar and reading standards.
• Cloze Passage Format: Encourages active reading and thoughtful grammar application.
• Varied, Engaging Themes: Keeps students interested while reinforcing real-world language use.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for independent practice, grammar lessons, literacy centers, review, or assessment.

This printable grammar worksheet helps students build confidence with article usage, contextual grammar reasoning, and reading accuracy. By completing cloze passages that require careful decision-making, learners strengthen both grammatical understanding and comprehension skills. It’s a low-prep, classroom- and homeschool-friendly resource that makes article practice meaningful, effective, and engaging.

This worksheet is part of our Articles of English collection.