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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 verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.went
  • B.climbed
  • C.did
2.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.
3.Why does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because "I" is misspelled easily
  • B.Because reports must be long
  • C.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
4.Which sentence conveys most in fewest words?
  • A.The sky let go of him.
  • B.He went down towards the sea below him.
  • C.Then something bad happened to Icarus.
5.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.Your concern is disproportionate.
  • B.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • C.You're making a fuss.
6.What does a colon usually signal?
  • A.A change of speaker
  • B.The end of a paragraph
  • C.That an explanation or a list follows
7.Why choose "expel" rather than "push out" in a science text?
  • A.It is longer
  • B.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
  • C.It sounds friendlier
8.Why might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.Because they ran out of ideas
  • B.To save paper
  • C.To make it land harder

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Answer key — Precise Words, Clear Sentences

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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