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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.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.When it says the same thing as clearly
  • B.Only in speech
  • C.Never
2.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.
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 belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Most people, like, moved stuff.
  • B.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • C.Loads of them had sorted it.
5.Which verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.climbed
  • B.did
  • C.went
6.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You're making a fuss.
  • B.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.
7.Why might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.To make it land harder
  • B.Because they ran out of ideas
  • C.To save paper
8.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

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Answer key — Precise Words, Clear Sentences

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  1. 1.When it says the same thing as clearly
  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.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  5. 5.climbed
  6. 6.You're making a fuss.
  7. 7.To make it land harder
  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.