Formal English When It Fits is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on producing formal English for a presentation, aligned to Common Core standard SL.5.6. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with 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.
Set 20 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Formal English When It Fits
SL.5.6
NameDate
Finish each sentence.
1.You want to concede a point. Say: "That is a ___ point, and it changes my view."
2.He will explain it ___ you ask him.
Choose: if · although · since
3.You want to be formal for a presentation. Say: "I ___ now turn to the second point."
4.You want to attribute an idea. Say: "___ to Kemi, the order of the reasons matters."
5.Orpheus climbed ___ a whole day.
Choose: for · since · during
6.You want to check you have understood. Say: "If I have ___ you correctly, you mean the opposite."
LessonPrint · SL.5.6 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Formal English When It Fits
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.fair
2.if
3.shall
4.According
5.for
6.understood
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.5.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.