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EXERCISE
1 Choose the word that is clear and specific.
a. The horse ( came / raced / went ) down the street.
b. new car was ( pretty / colorful / shiny blue ).
c. The roller coaster was ( good / fun / thrilling ).
2 R ead the pairs and choose the sentence that has clear words. Then circle
any of these words in the sentence.
a. Susan did shopping for food in the supermarket.�
Susan bought three lemons and candies in the supermarket.
b. Today, Mrs. White was upset and wasn’t nice to us.
Today, Mrs. White got furious and yelled at us.
3 Look at the underlined sentences below. Rewrite them using clear and
specific words on your own.
a. Yesterday, the rain poured all day long.
I stayed home and read a book.The book was long.
b. When we went to the mountain, it was dark and cold.
Suddenly a bear came from nowhere!
24 ✷ Part I
1 Choose the word that is clear and specific.
a. The horse ( came / raced / went ) down the street.
b. new car was ( pretty / colorful / shiny blue ).
c. The roller coaster was ( good / fun / thrilling ).
2 R ead the pairs and choose the sentence that has clear words. Then circle
any of these words in the sentence.
a. Susan did shopping for food in the supermarket.�
Susan bought three lemons and candies in the supermarket.
b. Today, Mrs. White was upset and wasn’t nice to us.
Today, Mrs. White got furious and yelled at us.
3 Look at the underlined sentences below. Rewrite them using clear and
specific words on your own.
a. Yesterday, the rain poured all day long.
I stayed home and read a book.The book was long.
b. When we went to the mountain, it was dark and cold.
Suddenly a bear came from nowhere!
24 ✷ Part I
