Benchmark Advance G2 U8 W1 - Informal vs. Formal Language

Informal language is used when...

• talking to family

• writing to the president

• texting to friends

• talking to classmates

Formal language is used when...

• texting to friends

• talking to the principal

• writing a letter to the queen

• sending an email to ask for a job

Formal language uses...

• complete sentences

• incomplete sentences

Informal language uses...

• contractions

• everyday vocabulary

• slang (like "Cool!" or "Dude")

• longer sentences

Yo! What's up?

is _______________ language.

formal or informal

How are you today?

is _______________ language.

formal or informal

Uh, huh! We're gonna chill!

is _______________ language.

formal or informal

This stuff is awesome!

is _______________ language.

• formal

• informal

The shirt costs $20.

is _______________ language.

• formal

• informal

Oh man! It's 20 bucks for that shirt.

is _______________ language.

formal or informal