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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 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
2.Why does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because reports must be long
  • B.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  • C.Because "I" is misspelled easily
3.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.
4.Why might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.Because they ran out of ideas
  • B.To make it land harder
  • C.To save paper
5.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
6.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • B.Most people, like, moved stuff.
  • C.Loads of them had sorted it.
7.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You're making a fuss.
  • B.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.
8.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.

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Answer key — Precise Words, Clear Sentences

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

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