Formal vs Informal Speaking

Pick the combination of words that are formal:

• verify and request

• ask and because

• won't and need

• busy and sorry

Pick the combination of words that are informal:

• due to and require

• assist and receive

• occupied and possess

• help and give

Which pair of informal and formal words is not a match?

• busy/occupied

• check/make sure

• begin/receive

• sorry/regret

Which sentence is the formal way of saying, “He asked for more cash.”

• He wants more money.

• Better give him more dough.

• I need some extra bucks.

• He requested more money.

Who would you want to speak more formally to?

• A teacher

• Your mother

• A friend

• Another kid on the playground

Who would be ok to speak more informally to?

• A police officer

• Your dad

• The president of a bank

• The director of a museum

Which sentence changed the following sentence to informal language? “I regret that I have been otherwise occupied every time you have contacted me.”

• I've been busy.

• I have much to do.

• I'm sorry I've been busy every time you have tried to reach me.

• I have not been able to contact you.

Choose the place where you would most likely use informal language:

• An art gallery

• An amusement park

• A wedding

• A graduation ceremony

Choose who you would most likely use formal language with, when speaking to them:

• All of these people

• The president

• A security guard

• Our principal

The phrase “a number of things” is formal for:

• Something

• One

• Lots of stuff

• Too much to count