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Precise Words, Clear Sentences is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing words and punctuation for effect, aligned to Common Core standard W.4.4. 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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Precise Words, Clear Sentences

W.4.4

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1.Why choose "expel" rather than "push out" in a science text?
  • A.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
  • B.It sounds friendlier
  • C.It is longer
2.Why might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.Because they ran out of ideas
  • B.To make it land harder
  • C.To save paper
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.You are writing a diary entry. Which suits it?
  • A.Eleven households had prepared by midnight.
  • B.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  • C.The warning was issued at six.
5.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Loads of them had sorted it.
  • B.Most people, like, moved stuff.
  • C.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
6.What does a colon usually signal?
  • A.The end of a paragraph
  • B.A change of speaker
  • C.That an explanation or a list follows
7.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.Never
  • B.Only in speech
  • C.When it says the same thing as clearly
8.Which sentence conveys most in fewest words?
  • A.He went down towards the sea below him.
  • B.Then something bad happened to Icarus.
  • C.The sky let go of him.

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Answer key — Precise Words, Clear Sentences

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  1. 1.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
  2. 2.To make it land harder
  3. 3.You're making a fuss.
  4. 4.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  5. 5.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  6. 6.That an explanation or a list follows
  7. 7.When it says the same thing as clearly
  8. 8.The sky let go of him.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.4.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.