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Formal and Informal English is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing the register a situation calls for, aligned to Common Core standard SL.4.6. 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 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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Formal and Informal English

SL.4.6

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Circle the right answer.

1.You are writing a diary entry. Which suits it?
  • A.The warning was issued at six.
  • B.Eleven households had prepared by midnight.
  • C.I was the one who said it was nothing.
2.You are chatting with your best friend at lunch. Which fits?
  • A.Would you care to share a portion of my apple?
  • B.I hereby offer you an apple.
  • C.Do you want half of my apple?
3.You are giving a talk at a school assembly. Which opening fits?
  • A.Good morning, everyone. Today I will talk about our school garden.
  • B.Hey guys, so, the garden thing.
  • C.Garden. Yeah.
4.Why does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  • B.Because reports must be long
  • C.Because "I" is misspelled easily
5.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • B.Most people, like, moved stuff.
  • C.Loads of them had sorted it.
6.Which situation is fine for informal English?
  • A.Telling a joke to a friend on the playground
  • B.Reading the news on the school radio
  • C.Writing a letter to the mayor
7.Which situation calls for formal English?
  • A.Being interviewed by the local newspaper
  • B.Sending a quick message to a friend
  • C.Playing a game with your brother
8.Which sentence is too informal for a class presentation?
  • A.Volcanoes form where plates in the Earth's crust meet.
  • B.So yeah, volcanoes are, like, totally wild.
  • C.Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years.

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Answer key — Formal and Informal English

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  2. 2.Do you want half of my apple?
  3. 3.Good morning, everyone. Today I will talk about our school garden.
  4. 4.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  5. 5.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  6. 6.Telling a joke to a friend on the playground
  7. 7.Being interviewed by the local newspaper
  8. 8.So yeah, volcanoes are, like, totally wild.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.