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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 belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Most people, like, moved stuff.
  • B.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • C.Loads of them had sorted it.
2.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
3.You are writing a diary entry. Which suits it?
  • A.The warning was issued at six.
  • B.Eleven households had prepared by midnight.
  • C.I was the one who said it was nothing.
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.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
6.Which sentence conveys most in fewest words?
  • A.The sky let go of him.
  • B.Then something bad happened to Icarus.
  • C.He went down towards the sea below him.
7.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.Never
  • B.When it says the same thing as clearly
  • C.Only in speech
8.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • B.You're making a fuss.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.

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Answer key — Precise Words, Clear Sentences

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  2. 2.To make it land harder
  3. 3.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  4. 4.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  5. 5.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
  6. 6.The sky let go of him.
  7. 7.When it says the same thing as clearly
  8. 8.You're making a fuss.

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