Formal and Informal English is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on choosing the English a situation calls for, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.3. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
B.The crow dropped forty pebbles into the pitcher.
C.Forty pebbles, the crow.
2.Which would you say to a friend in the playground?
A.Would you care to participate in a match?
B.Want a game?
C.I request your presence at football.
3.Why does written English tend to be more formal than talking?
A.The reader cannot ask you what you meant
B.Only formal words can be spelled
C.Writing has to be longer
4.Which sentence would you use in a story, not a report?
A.Glass melts at a lower temperature as cullet.
B.Yeast is needed for dough to rise.
C.Ada wanted to throw the bowl across the kitchen.
5.Which sentence is more formal?
A.Pen. Now.
B.Gimme a pen
C.May I borrow your pen, please?
6.You are labelling a diagram. Which fits?
A.These hairs are, like, see-through
B.Look at these hairs!
C.Guard hairs: hollow and clear
7.When should you use formal English?
A.Always, everywhere
B.Only when you are cross
C.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
8.Which would you say in a class presentation?
A.So basically, paper and stuff.
B.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
C.Right, paper. Yeah.
LessonPrint · L.2.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Formal and Informal English
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The crow dropped forty pebbles into the pitcher.
2.Want a game?
3.The reader cannot ask you what you meant
4.Ada wanted to throw the bowl across the kitchen.
5.May I borrow your pen, please?
6.Guard hairs: hollow and clear
7.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
8.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
Questions about Formal and Informal English
What does the Formal and Informal English worksheet cover?
It practises choosing the English a situation calls for — 8 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core L.2.3: Choose between formal and informal English to suit the situation. The instruction to pupils is “Tick the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Formal and Informal English practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.3 — L.2.3, in the Language domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Formal and Informal English is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on L.2.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Formal and Informal English come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Formal and Informal English can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Formal and Informal English free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Formal and Informal English, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach L.2.3?
Yes — “Choosing How to Say It” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for L.2.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Formal and Informal English is the practice that follows it.
More practice for L.2.3
Choose between formal and informal English to suit the situation.
Teaching this next? Choosing How to Say It is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.