📝 Part 1: Multiple Choice - Choose the Best Replacement

1. Replace the vague word "good" in this sentence: "The pizza was good."

delicious

nice

okay

fine

2. Replace "big" in: "The elephant was big."

large

enormous

huge

gigantic

3. Replace "went" in: "The car went down the street."

moved

sped

traveled

cruised

4. Replace "bad" in: "The weather was bad."

terrible

stormy

awful

gloomy

5. Replace "said" in: "She said she was excited."

exclaimed

whispered

announced

mentioned

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks - Replace Vague Words

6. The movie was really interesting.

Replace "interesting" with a more specific word: The movie was really _______________.

7. The dog ran fast across the yard.

Replace "fast" with a more vivid word: The dog _____________ across the yard.

8. The book was nice.

Replace "nice" with a precise adjective: The book was _______________.

9. He walked slowly to school.

Replace "walked slowly" with one strong verb: He _____________ to school.

10. The food tasted weird.

Replace "weird" with a specific description: The food tasted _______________.

🎯 Part 3: Sentence Revision

11. Rewrite this sentence by replacing ALL vague words:

"The thing was really cool and made me feel good."

12. Improve this sentence by replacing vague words:

"The guy did stuff that was pretty amazing."

Replacing Vague Words Practice

Replacing Vague Words Practice

📝 Part 1: Multiple Choice - Choose the Best Replacement

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks - Replace Vague Words

🎯 Part 3: Sentence Revision

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