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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.Which sentence conveys most in fewest words?
  • A.Then something bad happened to Icarus.
  • B.He went down towards the sea below him.
  • C.The sky let go of him.
2.Why choose "expel" rather than "push out" in a science text?
  • A.It sounds friendlier
  • B.It is longer
  • C.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
3.Which verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.went
  • B.climbed
  • C.did
4.Why does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  • B.Because reports must be long
  • C.Because "I" is misspelled easily
5.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Loads of them had sorted it.
  • B.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • C.Most people, like, moved stuff.
6.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.Your concern is disproportionate.
  • B.You're making a fuss.
  • C.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
7.You are writing a diary entry. Which suits it?
  • A.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  • B.Eleven households had prepared by midnight.
  • C.The warning was issued at six.
8.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

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Answer key — Precise Words, Clear Sentences

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The sky let go of him.
  2. 2.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
  3. 3.climbed
  4. 4.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  5. 5.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  6. 6.You're making a fuss.
  7. 7.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  8. 8.That an explanation or a list follows

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