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Improving Student Writing Skills
Word Choice
The best word choice is the most specific word choice. For example, instead of .
saying that someone “went” to the store, we could say they “ran.” Actually, instead
of just saying “ran,” we could say they “sprinted,” “jogged,” or “loped.” Good word
choice tells exactly how something happened or what something is. Word choice
helps the reader paint a picture in his/her mind. For example, if a stove is “hot,” is
it “scalding,” “sizzling,” “blistering,” or just “warm”?
Directions: Revise the following passage for word choice. Change words to make
them more specific.
When John woke up this morning, he felt good. He heard chickadees squawking and
opened his curtains to the light of the big sun. The weather was nice and made him
feel like something good. He got up and went downstairs, where his big brother was
already eating cereal.
“Good morning, Brother,” John’s big brother said.
“Good morning, Brother,” John said. John put two things of sugar on his cereal and
smiled, thinking about what was going to be a good day.
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