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Varieties of English is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on recognising dialect and register differences, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.3. 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 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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Varieties of English

L.5.3

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1.Which pair share a root?
  • A.audible and audience
  • B.portable and portrait
  • C.beauty and beacon
2.Why is it worth knowing roots when you already have a dictionary?
  • A.Dictionaries are usually wrong
  • B.You can read and understand a new word at the moment you meet it
  • C.It changes the spelling
3.Which structure suits a text weighing three explanations?
  • A.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  • B.Strict chronology
  • C.Alphabetical order
4.You meet "circumnavigate". What do the parts tell you?
  • A.To sail around
  • B.To sail alone
  • C.To sail quickly
5.A text presents a claim, its evidence, then a second claim. What structure is that?
  • A.Claim and evidence
  • B.Problem and solution
  • C.Chronology
6.Why might two texts on one topic be structured differently?
  • A.Because one is longer
  • B.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
  • C.Because one author made a mistake
7.A text says a river froze, then explains three reasons. What structure is that?
  • A.Effect then causes
  • B.Chronology
  • C.Comparison
8.One text gives events in order and another compares two subjects. What differs?
  • A.Their length
  • B.Their topic
  • C.Their overall structure

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Answer key — Varieties of English

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.audible and audience
  2. 2.You can read and understand a new word at the moment you meet it
  3. 3.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  4. 4.To sail around
  5. 5.Claim and evidence
  6. 6.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
  7. 7.Effect then causes
  8. 8.Their overall structure

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.