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Choose Words Precisely is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on preferring the exact word to the general one, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.3. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Choose Words Precisely

L.4.3

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Tick the right answer.

1.Why does the structure of a text matter to a reader?
  • A.It decides the font
  • B.It makes the text shorter
  • C.It tells you how the ideas relate, not just what they are
2.Which words signal cause and effect?
  • A.unlike, whereas
  • B.first, next, finally
  • C.because, so, therefore
3.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You're making a fuss.
  • B.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.
4.Which verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.went
  • B.did
  • C.climbed
5.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • B.Most people, like, moved stuff.
  • C.Loads of them had sorted it.
6.Why might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.To save paper
  • B.Because they ran out of ideas
  • C.To make it land harder
7.Which words signal comparison?
  • A.because, therefore
  • B.unlike, whereas, similarly
  • C.then, afterwards
8.A text can change structure partway through. True or false?
  • A.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
  • B.False, only textbooks do that
  • C.False, one text has one structure

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Answer key — Choose Words Precisely

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It tells you how the ideas relate, not just what they are
  2. 2.because, so, therefore
  3. 3.You're making a fuss.
  4. 4.climbed
  5. 5.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  6. 6.To make it land harder
  7. 7.unlike, whereas, similarly
  8. 8.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison

Questions about Choose Words Precisely

What does the Choose Words Precisely worksheet cover?

It practises preferring the exact word to the general one — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core L.4.3: Choose precise words, punctuate for effect, and match register to the situation. The instruction to pupils is “Tick the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Choose Words Precisely practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.3 — L.4.3, in the Language domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Choose Words Precisely is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on L.4.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Choose Words Precisely come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Choose Words Precisely can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Choose Words Precisely free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Choose Words Precisely, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach L.4.3?

Yes — “Precise Words and Punctuation for Effect” is a 40-minute Grade 4 plan for L.4.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Choose Words Precisely is the practice that follows it.

More practice for L.4.3

Choose precise words, punctuate for effect, and match register to the situation.

Teaching this next? Precise Words and Punctuation for Effect is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.