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Choosing Formal Vocabulary

English · Vocabulary · ages 10-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. Which word means 'enough to meet a need' and can suit a formal report?

    • overflowing
    • sufficient
    • unlimited
  2. Which formal verb means 'ask for'?

    • request
    • dismiss
    • promise
  3. Replacing every two-word phrase with one word always makes writing more suitable for a formal report.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. For a formal travel report, rewrite 'The team got to the station at noon' without changing its meaning.

    • The team arrived at the station at noon.
    • The team departed from the station at noon.
    • The team travelled towards the station at noon.
  5. A pupil writes, 'I expect to get the report by post.' Which formal rewrite keeps the meaning?

    • I expect to deliver the report by post.
    • I expect to forward the report by post.
    • I expect to receive the report by post.
  6. Rewrite 'Tell me the club fee, please' for a formal letter. Keep the request for information.

    • I am writing to confirm that no club fee is due.
    • I am writing to request information about the club fee.
    • I am writing to request a refund of the club joining fee.
  7. A class note says, 'We finished the task in eight minutes.' Which formal report sentence keeps exactly that fact?

    • The class completed the task in eight minutes.
    • The class completed the task in seven minutes.
    • The class completed the task in three minutes.
  8. Zara wants a relaxed text to a friend. Rewrite 'I would like to request that you inform me of the party time' while keeping its meaning.

    • Has the party been cancelled?
    • Please inform me of the party time.
    • What time does the party start?
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  1. sufficient · Sufficient means enough to meet a need. Overflowing and unlimited make different claims about an amount.
  2. request · Request means ask for. Dismiss and promise describe different actions.
  3. False · Word count does not decide suitability. A replacement must fit the audience, purpose and meaning.
  4. The team arrived at the station at noon. · Got to means reached the station. Arrived at preserves that meaning. Departed from means left, while travelled towards does not establish arrival.
  5. I expect to receive the report by post. · Here, get means receive something delivered. Deliver and forward make the pupil send the report onwards instead of receiving it.
  6. I am writing to request information about the club fee. · The writer wants to learn the fee. Requesting information preserves that purpose. Confirming that no fee is due or asking for money back changes it.
  7. The class completed the task in eight minutes. · Completed can replace finished for a task. Eight minutes preserves the reported time; seven minutes and three minutes change it.
  8. What time does the party start? · 'What time does the party start?' asks for the time in relaxed wording. The cancellation question changes the meaning. Please inform me keeps formal phrasing.
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