Speak Right, Write Right: Formal vs Informal Register for Class 6 

This Grade 6 English grammar worksheet focuses on helping students understand the difference between formal and informal language. Through carefully designed activities, learners recognize slang words and casual expressions and learn how to replace them with standard English suitable for school writing, exams, and respectful communication. 

Why Formal vs Informal Register Matters in Grammar? 
Understanding formal and informal register helps students choose appropriate words depending on the situation. For Grade 6 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It teaches the difference between casual and standard English. 
2. It improves sentence quality in exams and assignments. 
3. It develops polite and respectful communication. 
4. It prepares students for academic and formal writing tasks. 
 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build awareness of language register: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – True and False 
Students identify whether sentences use formal or standard English. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Sort the Word Pairs 
Students sort word pairs into Formal/Standard and Informal/Slang. 

📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students choose suitable formal words from pairs to complete sentences. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students select the correct word that matches formal register. 

🔁 Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students rewrite informal sentences using formal English. 
 

 Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise No. 1 
1. T 
2. T 
3. T 
4. T 
5. F 
6. F 
7. T 
8. F 
9. T 
10. F 

Exercise No. 2 
Formal/Standard: friend, yes, good, laugh, no, request, assist, repair, inform, children, talk, okay, man, receive, work 
Informal/Slang: bro, yeah, cool, lol, nope, ask, help, fix, tell, kids, chat, ok, dude, get, job 

Exercise No. 3 
1. request 
2. going 
3. information 
4. commence 
5. opinion 
6. submit 
7. want 
8. details 
9. seek 
10. terminate 

Exercise No. 4 
1. speak with 
2. complete 
3. details 
4. begin 
5. assistance 
6. submit 
7. resolve 
8. information 
9. request 
10. conclude 

Exercise No. 5 (Sample Rewrites) 
1. Riya is not coming to school today. 
2. Meera said she is going to leave early. 
3. Asha wants some information about the test. 
4. Ravi has to finish his homework quickly. 
5. Raj told his friend to come quickly. 
6. He forgot his book. 
7. We have to submit the work soon. 
8. She said okay to the teacher. 
9. They want to go home now. 
10. He told his friend about the plan.                                                                                                                                          Help your child learn to use respectful and standard English in writing and communication. 
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