Clear It Up

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen descriptive writing by revising a paragraph that contains unclear or confusing sentences. Students identify vague or ambiguous sections and rewrite them using clearer, more specific language, improving precision, readability, coherence, and overall impact.

Learning Goals

• Clarity and Precision in Revision (Grades 4-6) – Detect and revise confusing or vague sentences to improve understanding.
• Editing Ambiguous Language – Identify unclear wording and replace it with precise, concrete description.
• Improving Descriptive Detail – Strengthen imagery while maintaining the original meaning of the passage.
• Readability Enhancement – Revise sentences so ideas are easy for the reader to follow.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support editing and revision standards.
• Focused Editing Practice – Helps students concentrate on clarity rather than adding new content.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Works well for writing workshops, small groups, independent practice, or intervention.
• Builds Revision Confidence – Encourages students to see clarity as a key element of strong writing.

This printable worksheet helps students understand how unclear wording can weaken descriptive writing. By revising vague sentences into clear, specific imagery, learners build confidence in editing, precision, and readability. It is a simple, no-prep resource for classroom and homeschool settings that strengthens clarity, descriptive effectiveness, and revision skills.

This worksheet is part of our Editing and Revising Descriptive Passages Worksheets collection.