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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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Circle the right answer.

1.Why can a speaker say "this one" when a writer cannot?
  • A.Writers are not allowed short words
  • B."This one" is spelled wrong
  • C.A listener can see what the speaker points at; a reader cannot
2.Which would you write in a letter to a museum, not just say to a friend?
  • A.Fossils, yeah, great.
  • B.Thanks, the fossils were cool!
  • C.Thank you for showing our class the fossils.
3.Why does written English need end marks when speech does not?
  • A.A reader cannot hear where one sentence ends and the next begins
  • B.End marks make writing longer
  • C.Speakers write end marks too
4.A speaker can repeat a word to stress it. What does a writer often do instead?
  • A.Write the word ten times
  • B.Leave the word out
  • C.Choose a stronger word or add punctuation
5.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.
6.Which sentence would you say aloud but not write in a report?
  • A.It was, like, really far.
  • B.The journey was very long.
  • C.The journey was six thousand miles.
7.Which shows how a person speaks in a story's dialogue?
  • A.Leo requested that the others wait.
  • B.Leo asked them to wait for him.
  • C."Hang on, wait for me!" called Leo.
8.Which shows a difference between spoken and written English?
  • A.Speech can be unfinished; writing usually has to be complete
  • B.Writing is always shorter
  • C.Speech always uses longer words

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Answer key — Spoken and Written English

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A listener can see what the speaker points at; a reader cannot
  2. 2.Thank you for showing our class the fossils.
  3. 3.A reader cannot hear where one sentence ends and the next begins
  4. 4.Choose a stronger word or add punctuation
  5. 5.So, um, we sort of got lost.
  6. 6.It was, like, really far.
  7. 7."Hang on, wait for me!" called Leo.
  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.