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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 does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because reports must be long
  • B.Because "I" is misspelled easily
  • C.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
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 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
4.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
5.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.Never
  • B.Only in speech
  • C.When it says the same thing as clearly
6.Which verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.went
  • B.did
  • C.climbed
7.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • B.You're making a fuss.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.
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

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