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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.You are writing a diary entry. Which suits it?
  • A.Eleven households had prepared by midnight.
  • B.The warning was issued at six.
  • C.I was the one who said it was nothing.
2.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.
3.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
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 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.
6.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.Never
  • B.When it says the same thing as clearly
  • C.Only in speech
7.Why might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.To save paper
  • B.To make it land harder
  • C.Because they ran out of ideas
8.Why does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because "I" is misspelled easily
  • B.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  • C.Because reports must be long

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Answer key — Precise Words, Clear Sentences

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  2. 2.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  3. 3.That an explanation or a list follows
  4. 4.You're making a fuss.
  5. 5.The sky let go of him.
  6. 6.When it says the same thing as clearly
  7. 7.To make it land harder
  8. 8.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience

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