WorksheetsFormal and Informal Sentences
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following sentences is formal?
How are you?
How is it going?
How have you been?
How is life?
The minister of foreign affairs is going to make an official statement. She will use.... because...
Informal language, because the statement is for public
Formal language, because she is the expert
Informal, because it is optional
Formal language, because the statement is for public
This sentence is informal...
I do not like it
We won't be there
I will never give up
It does not appear
Thank you Arancha and Marise for co-hosting this meeting and I hope you are all in good health.
Formal language
Informal language
"I put up with his shenanigans for so long that the two of us would have passed for brothers."
Formal language
Informal language
"I cannot go to school today because my car refused to start."
Formal language
Informal language
"My rad Delorean zapped me all the way to the 2020s.“
Formal language
Informal language
We can use informal language when we talk to..
Friends
Older people
People we do not know
Teachers
"I endured his shenanigans for so long that the two of us seemed like brothers."
Formal language
Informal language
What is another term for formal style?
Traditional
Academic
Casual
Conversational
Which of the following sentences does NOT use slang?
On a hot day, we just have to power through.
After a game, I need to catch some zzzs.
During the day, every minute matters.
At NOMS, students hafta be polite.
Which of the following sentences is formal?
A) Could you please provide the report by tomorrow?
B) Can you give me the report by tomorrow?
C) Gimme the report by tomorrow, okay?
D) I need the report by tomorrow, thanks!
Identify the informal sentence from the options below.
A) I am unable to attend the meeting.
B) I can't make it to the meeting.
C) I will not be able to attend the meeting.
D) I am not attending the meeting.
In which situation is it most appropriate to use formal language?
A) Writing a letter to a friend
B) Sending an email to a professor
C) Texting a family member
D) Chatting with a colleague during lunch
Which sentence uses informal language?
A) I would appreciate your assistance.
B) Could you help me out?
C) I require your help.
D) I need your assistance.
