Word Choice Writing with good word choice always chooses the perfect word, rather than the first word that comes to mind.

(C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016 Word Choice Writing with good word choice uses specific, interesting words that paint a picture for the reader. Pick the right word for the right sentence. Writing with bad word choice relies on lazy, general words like things, stuff, good, bad, nice, fun, and cool. (C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016

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Score of 1 = First words that come to mind I didn’t think about my words at all. I just wrote down whatever I thought of first. My words don’t paint a clear picture. (C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016

(C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016 Score of 1 Everyone in my family has feet. My dad’s feet are ugly, my sister’s feet are weird, and my mom’s feet are nice. My feet, of course, are normal. (C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016

Score of 3 = Making choices about words I thought about my words before I wrote them down. I got rid of lazy words like things, stuff, fun, and cool. I am trying out new vocabulary. Some of my words may still seem vague to the reader. (C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016

(C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016 Score of 3 Everyone in my family has unique feet. My dad’s feet are gnarled, hairy, and huge. My sister has webbed toes and long toenails. My mom’s feet are small, cute, and pink, like little rosebuds. My feet are normal. (C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016

Score of 5 = Every word paints a picture I thought of the perfect word for this! My verbs are great; I almost never use “to be” verbs like are, was, am, or is. My reader can’t help but picture what I’m saying. My words don’t just have the perfect meaning, they also sound great when you read them out loud! (C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016

(C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016 Score of 5 You can get to know my family just by looking at our feet. For example, my father, the jokester, likes to shove off his shoes and stick his gnarly, noxious, hairy toes right in your face. My lunatic sister constantly scratches at you with her curved, witchy toenails, which sprout from her webbed feet. My mother—the sweet one—has pink, painted, tiny, rosebud toes that always smell of baby powder. But what about me, you ask? Let’s just say I always keep my shoes on. (C) FreeWritingWorksheets.com 2016