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Formal or Informal? is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on choosing the level of formality a situation needs, aligned to Common Core standard SL.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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Formal or Informal?

SL.2.6

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1.Which is a complete sentence for a piece of writing?
  • A.Dropped in, the crow.
  • B.Forty pebbles.
  • C.The crow dropped in forty pebbles.
2.Which would you say in a class presentation?
  • A.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
  • B.So basically, paper and stuff.
  • C.Right, paper. Yeah.
3.Which would you say to a friend in the playground?
  • A.Want a game?
  • B.Would you care to participate in a match?
  • C.I request your presence at football.
4.Which sentence is more formal?
  • A.May I borrow your pen, please?
  • B.Gimme a pen
  • C.Pen. Now.
5.Which of these is informal?
  • A.It measured two metres.
  • B.It was massive!
  • C.It was very large.
6.When should you use formal English?
  • A.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
  • B.Always, everywhere
  • C.Only when you are cross
7.Why does the way you speak change with who you are speaking to?
  • A.Because some words are banned
  • B.Because different situations need different levels of formality
  • C.Because some people cannot hear
8.Which sentence sounds better in a written report?
  • A.Boat. Fast. Sea.
  • B.The lifeboat launched within six minutes.
  • C.The lifeboat, like, went super fast.

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Answer key — Formal or Informal?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The crow dropped in forty pebbles.
  2. 2.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
  3. 3.Want a game?
  4. 4.May I borrow your pen, please?
  5. 5.It was massive!
  6. 6.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
  7. 7.Because different situations need different levels of formality
  8. 8.The lifeboat launched within six minutes.

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