Precise Language 1

What is a more exact word for said?

• talk

• conversation

• murmured

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5C

What is a more exact word for eat?

• fed

• nibble

• grab

• hungry

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5C

What is a more exact word to replace the underlined word in the sentence?

He was feeling lazy and didn't want to do his chores.

• tired

• regular

• sleepy

• sluggish

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What more exact word best replaces the underlined word in the sentence?

It was a fun day at the beach with my friends and family.

• enjoyable

• happy

• tiring

• awful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which more exact word should replace the underlined word in the sentence?

The little puppy saw a squirrel in the backyard.

• looked

• spotted

• found

• viewed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5C

Which word best replaces the underlined word with more exact language?

The snake crawled into the small hole.

• went

• slithered

• got

• moved

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following descriptive words would best replace the underlined word?

The thief took the wallet and disappeared into the massive crowd.

• extracted

• grabbed

• pulled

• removed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which more exact word best replaces the underlined word?

Jake had a bad dream and couldn't sleep after that.

• poor

• horrible

• sad

• okay

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.RL.3.4

Choose a more exact word to replace the underlined word in the sentence.

As I walked through the forest, something caught my eye.

• went

• stepped

• trudged

• moved

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.5C

Which more exact words best replace the underlined words in the sentence?

That loud voice made me scared.

• regular, excited

• real, terrified

• booming, horrified

• solid, shake

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.RL.3.4