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NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 9 A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. — Let us Learn

Book page 94–95 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
1. their/there
◆ ……………… (their/there) is a beautiful park in my neighbourhood.
◆ They completed ……………… (there/their) work very fast.
Answer

The answers:

  • There is a beautiful park in my neighbourhood.
  • They completed their work very fast.

The rule that decides it:

WordWhat it doesHow to test it
therepoints to a place, or starts a sentence as There is / There areCan you say here instead? Then it is there.
theirshows belonging — something belongs to themCan you ask whose? Then it is their.

In the first sentence nothing belongs to anybody. The sentence only tells us that a park exists. English begins such a sentence with There is. It also begins the sentence, so it takes a capital T.

In the second sentence, ask “whose work?” — their work. So the belonging word their is right.

Why the two get mixed up: They sound exactly the same when you say them. Only the spelling and the meaning are different. Notice that their has the word heir hidden in it — a person — and people own things.
My own sentences:
There is a big neem tree outside our school gate.
The children left their bags under the bench.
Q2.
A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
2. two/too
◆ ……………… of my friends participated in the poster-making competition.
◆ I was ……………… tired after playing.
Answer

The answers:

  • Two of my friends participated in the poster-making competition.
  • I was too tired after playing.

The rule that decides it:

WordWhat it doesHow to test it
twothe number 2Can you write the figure 2 in its place? Then it is two.
toomeans more than needed, or alsoCan you say very much or as well? Then it is too.

In the first sentence we are counting friends. Put 2 in the blank and it still makes sense — 2 of my friends. So the answer is Two, with a capital T because it starts the sentence.

In the second sentence nothing is being counted. The sentence says I was tired more than usual. That is too.

An easy way to remember: too has one extra o. That extra letter reminds you of “extra, more than needed”. two has a w in it, like twins and twice — all about the number 2.
My own sentences:
Two crows were sitting on our wall.
The tea was too hot to drink.
(And with the other meaning: I want a mango too.)
Q3.
A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
3. through/threw
◆ The bowler ……………… the ball towards the batsman.
◆ I can see the clouds ……………… my window pane.
Answer

The answers:

  • The bowler threw the ball towards the batsman.
  • I can see the clouds through my window pane.

The rule that decides it:

WordWhat it doesHow to test it
threwa doing word — the past of throwCan you change it to throws? Then it is threw.
throughfrom one side of something to the other sideCan you say across or from one end to the other? Then it is through.

In the first sentence the bowler does something with the ball. It is an action that already happened, so we need the past of throw — threw.

In the second sentence my eyes go from one side of the glass to the other side. That is through.

Why this pair is tricky: through has the letters ough, which say nothing here at all — the word is simply said as “throo”. So the two sound alike but look very different.
My own sentences:
Ravi threw the ball to Meena at the boundary.
The train went through a long, dark tunnel.
Q4.
A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
4. caught/cot
◆ My mother ……………… me eating an ice-cream at night.
◆ I sleep on a ……………… when I am at my grandmother’s village.
Answer

The answers:

  • My mother caught me eating an ice-cream at night.
  • I sleep on a cot when I am at my grandmother’s village.

The rule that decides it:

WordWhat it doesHow to test it
caughta doing word — the past of catch. It also means “found someone doing something”.Can you change it to catches? Then it is caught.
cota naming word — a small light bed, often a charpaiCan you put a or the before it? Then it is cot.

In the first sentence the mother did something — she found me eating. A doing word is needed, so it is caught.

In the second sentence the word comes right after “a”. Only a naming word can come after a, so it is cot.

Why this pair is in the chapter: The word caught is used in the Hekko passage itself — “When an Aakho player is caught…”. The book wants you to notice that the same sound can belong to two very different words.
Do note: caught and cot are not a perfect sound-alike pair in careful English — caught has a longer “aw” sound. In the way most of us speak, though, they sound very close, and that is why the book puts them together.
My own sentences:
The fielder caught the ball with one hand.
Dadi keeps a wooden cot on the veranda.
Q5.
A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
5. right/write
◆ While crossing the road, look to your ………………, then left, then right again and then cross the road.
◆ ……………… in a neat and legible handwriting.
Answer

The answers:

  • While crossing the road, look to your right, then left, then right again and then cross the road.
  • Write in a neat and legible handwriting.

The rule that decides it:

WordWhat it doesHow to test it
rightthe side opposite to left (it can also mean correct)Can you say left in its place and still make sense? Then it is right.
writea doing word — to put words on paperCan you add with a pen after it? Then it is write.

The first sentence names sides of the road. The word left comes just after, so the blank must be the other side — right.

The second sentence is an order given to you. It tells you what to do with your handwriting. That is Write, and it takes a capital W because it begins the sentence.

A picture for your memory: write begins with a silent w, just like wrist — and you write with your wrist. That little link keeps the two spellings apart.
My own sentences:
Turn right at the post office and you will see our school.
Write your name on the top line of the page.

All ten blanks of Exercise A together:

SentenceAnswer
______ is a beautiful park in my neighbourhood.There
They completed ______ work very fast.their
______ of my friends participated in the poster-making competition.Two
I was ______ tired after playing.too
The bowler ______ the ball towards the batsman.threw
I can see the clouds ______ my window pane.through
My mother ______ me eating an ice-cream at night.caught
I sleep on a ______ when I am at my grandmother’s village.cot
While crossing the road, look to your ______, then left…right
______ in a neat and legible handwriting.Write
Tip for the whole exercise: Words like these sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things. Never choose by the sound. Read the whole sentence, ask what the blank is doing — naming, doing, or pointing — and then pick the spelling.
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