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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.You are writing to a head teacher. Which opening fits?
  • A.Yo
  • B.Dear Mrs Otu,
  • C.Hiya!
2.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?
3.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
4.Which sentence is written in complete form?
  • A.Dropped forty pebbles.
  • B.The crow dropped forty pebbles into the pitcher.
  • C.Forty pebbles, the crow.
5.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.
6.You are texting a friend. Which fits?
  • A.It is my intention to arrive
  • B.See you at four
  • C.I shall attend at sixteen hundred hours
7.Which would you say in a class presentation?
  • A.Right, paper. Yeah.
  • B.So basically, paper and stuff.
  • C.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
8.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

LessonPrint · L.2.3 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Formal and Informal English

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Dear Mrs Otu,
  2. 2.Want a game?
  3. 3.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
  4. 4.The crow dropped forty pebbles into the pitcher.
  5. 5.Ada wanted to throw the bowl across the kitchen.
  6. 6.See you at four
  7. 7.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
  8. 8.Guard hairs: hollow and clear

More practice for L.2.3

Choose between formal and informal English to suit the situation.

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