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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.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  • C.The warning was issued at six.
2.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
3.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You're making a fuss.
  • B.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.
4.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
5.Which sentence conveys most in fewest words?
  • A.Then something bad happened to Icarus.
  • B.The sky let go of him.
  • C.He went down towards the sea below him.
6.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
7.Why choose "expel" rather than "push out" in a science text?
  • A.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
  • B.It is longer
  • C.It sounds friendlier
8.Which verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.did
  • B.climbed
  • C.went

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Answer key — Precise Words, Clear Sentences

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

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