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Formal and Informal English is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on choosing the English a situation calls for, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.3. 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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Formal and Informal English

L.2.3

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Tick the right answer.

1.Which sentence is more formal?
  • A.Gimme a pen
  • B.Pen. Now.
  • C.May I borrow your pen, please?
2.Which would you say in a class presentation?
  • A.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
  • B.Right, paper. Yeah.
  • C.So basically, paper and stuff.
3.Which sentence is written in complete form?
  • A.Forty pebbles, the crow.
  • B.The crow dropped forty pebbles into the pitcher.
  • C.Dropped forty pebbles.
4.You are texting a friend. Which fits?
  • A.I shall attend at sixteen hundred hours
  • B.It is my intention to arrive
  • C.See you at four
5.Which would you say to a friend in the playground?
  • A.Want a game?
  • B.I request your presence at football.
  • C.Would you care to participate in a match?
6.When should you use formal English?
  • A.Always, everywhere
  • B.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
  • C.Only when you are cross
7.Why does written English tend to be more formal than talking?
  • A.Only formal words can be spelled
  • B.Writing has to be longer
  • C.The reader cannot ask you what you meant
8.Which sentence would you use in a story, not a report?
  • A.Glass melts at a lower temperature as cullet.
  • B.Ada wanted to throw the bowl across the kitchen.
  • C.Yeast is needed for dough to rise.

LessonPrint · L.2.3 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Formal and Informal English

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.May I borrow your pen, please?
  2. 2.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
  3. 3.The crow dropped forty pebbles into the pitcher.
  4. 4.See you at four
  5. 5.Want a game?
  6. 6.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
  7. 7.The reader cannot ask you what you meant
  8. 8.Ada wanted to throw the bowl across the kitchen.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.