Formal Words And Informal Words

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Mr Whalley was well-behaved when he attended the function at the end of the year.
- Formal?
- Informal?

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We have been talking about formal writing. Can you decide if the language in these sentences is formal or informal?

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Mr C found it really easy to keep the kids in at lunch because they talked way too much.
- Formal?
- Informal?
Correct Answer

A. Informal?

Explanation

"Really easy", "kids", "way too much" are infomral ways of saying words like convenient, unchallenging, students, class, excessively etc.

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The kids found it hard to jump over the really big hurdles.
- Formal?
- Informal?
Correct Answer

A. Informal?

Explanation

The words "kids", "hard" and "really big" are informal words. More formal words could be students, difficult, immense, large etc.

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4.

The meal tasted delicious, despite containing pumpkin.
- Formal
- Informal
Correct Answer

A. Formal

Explanation

"Delicious", "despite" and "containing" are formal words for saying things like yummy, even though, having etc

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5.

Varian behaved dreadfully when his parents were not at home.
- Formal
- Informal
Correct Answer

A. Formal

Explanation

"Dreadfully" and "parents" are formal ways of saying things like badly, wickedly, mum and dad etc.

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Mr C's cooking smelt gross, even though it tasted great.
- Formal?
- Informal?
Correct Answer

A. Informal?

Explanation

"Gross" is a very informal word, a more formal word would be terrible or disgusting. "Great" is also an informal word and can be replaced with excellent.

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The students were really loud on the bus, even though they were told to be quiet.
- Formal?
- Informal?
Correct Answer

A. Formal?

Explanation

"Students" is used as a formal word, kids and boys and girls would be more informal. There is also no other really informal language that you would say to a friend in this sentence

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Formal Words And Informal Words

Mr Whalley was well-behaved when he attended the function at the end of the year.

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Mr C found it really easy to keep the kids in at lunch because they talked way too much.

The kids found it hard to jump over the really big hurdles.

The meal tasted delicious, despite containing pumpkin.

Varian behaved dreadfully when his parents were not at home.

Mr C's cooking smelt gross, even though it tasted great.

The students were really loud on the bus, even though they were told to be quiet.