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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.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.
4.Which sentence conveys most in fewest words?
  • A.He went down towards the sea below him.
  • B.Then something bad happened to Icarus.
  • C.The sky let go of him.
5.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
6.Which verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.went
  • B.climbed
  • C.did
7.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
8.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.Your concern is disproportionate.
  • B.You're making a fuss.
  • C.You are exhibiting excessive concern.

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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.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  4. 4.The sky let go of him.
  5. 5.That an explanation or a list follows
  6. 6.climbed
  7. 7.To make it land harder
  8. 8.You're making a fuss.

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