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Choose the Right Register is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on matching how formal a piece of writing is to its reader, aligned to Common Core standard W.2.6. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Choose the Right Register

W.2.6

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1.Which is too informal for a report?
  • A.The sound was very loud.
  • B.It was mega loud.
  • C.The noise measured ninety decibels.
2.Which opening suits a thank-you letter to a visitor?
  • A.Thank you for coming to speak to our class.
  • B.Thanks for the chat!
  • C.Cheers for that.
3.Which sentence suits a science write-up?
  • A.The dough did not rise because there was no yeast.
  • B.The bread was a total disaster.
  • C.Bread. Flat. Bad.
4.Which sentence would you use in a story, not a report?
  • A.Yeast is needed for dough to rise.
  • B.Glass melts at a lower temperature as cullet.
  • C.Ada wanted to throw the bowl across the kitchen.
5.Which sentence belongs in a school report?
  • A.Super quick, those guys.
  • B.They legged it down there dead fast.
  • C.The volunteers reached the station within six minutes.
6.Why does written English tend to be more formal than talking?
  • A.Writing has to be longer
  • B.The reader cannot ask you what you meant
  • C.Only formal words can be spelled
7.You are labelling a diagram. Which fits?
  • A.These hairs are, like, see-through
  • B.Look at these hairs!
  • C.Guard hairs: hollow and clear
8.Which belongs in a letter to a newspaper?
  • A.Trees are well good.
  • B.Plant trees. Obviously.
  • C.I believe the council should plant more trees.

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Answer key — Choose the Right Register

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It was mega loud.
  2. 2.Thank you for coming to speak to our class.
  3. 3.The dough did not rise because there was no yeast.
  4. 4.Ada wanted to throw the bowl across the kitchen.
  5. 5.The volunteers reached the station within six minutes.
  6. 6.The reader cannot ask you what you meant
  7. 7.Guard hairs: hollow and clear
  8. 8.I believe the council should plant more trees.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.2.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.