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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 it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  • B.Because reports must be long
  • C.Because "I" is misspelled easily
2.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.Never
  • B.When it says the same thing as clearly
  • C.Only in speech
3.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.
4.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • B.You're making a fuss.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.
5.Which verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.climbed
  • B.did
  • C.went
6.What does a colon usually signal?
  • A.That an explanation or a list follows
  • B.A change of speaker
  • C.The end of a paragraph
7.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
8.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • B.Loads of them had sorted it.
  • C.Most people, like, moved stuff.

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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.When it says the same thing as clearly
  3. 3.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  4. 4.You're making a fuss.
  5. 5.climbed
  6. 6.That an explanation or a list follows
  7. 7.To make it land harder
  8. 8.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.

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