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Spoken and Written English is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on recognizing where the two differ, aligned to Common Core standard L.3.3. 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 students 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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Spoken and Written English

L.3.3

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1.In speech you can stop halfway and start again. Which is the written version of "I went, well, we went to the pool"?
  • A.We went to the pool.
  • B.I went, well, we went.
  • C.Pool went we.
2.Which is spoken English, the way people really talk?
  • A.So, um, we sort of got lost.
  • B.The class became lost on the way.
  • C.We took a wrong turn and got lost.
3.Which sentence would you say aloud but not write in a report?
  • A.The journey was six thousand miles.
  • B.The journey was very long.
  • C.It was, like, really far.
4.Which shows how a person speaks in a story's dialogue?
  • A."Hang on, wait for me!" called Leo.
  • B.Leo asked them to wait for him.
  • C.Leo requested that the others wait.
5.Which would you write in a letter to a museum, not just say to a friend?
  • A.Thanks, the fossils were cool!
  • B.Fossils, yeah, great.
  • C.Thank you for showing our class the fossils.
6.Why can a speaker say "this one" when a writer cannot?
  • A.A listener can see what the speaker points at; a reader cannot
  • B.Writers are not allowed short words
  • C."This one" is spelled wrong
7.Which is more likely in a written report than in speech?
  • A.Long river, that.
  • B.The river is about forty miles long.
  • C.The river's, like, really long, you know?
8.Which shows a difference between spoken and written English?
  • A.Speech always uses longer words
  • B.Speech can be unfinished; writing usually has to be complete
  • C.Writing is always shorter

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Answer key — Spoken and Written English

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.We went to the pool.
  2. 2.So, um, we sort of got lost.
  3. 3.It was, like, really far.
  4. 4."Hang on, wait for me!" called Leo.
  5. 5.Thank you for showing our class the fossils.
  6. 6.A listener can see what the speaker points at; a reader cannot
  7. 7.The river is about forty miles long.
  8. 8.Speech can be unfinished; writing usually has to be complete

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.