# Formal and informal language

> Grade 6: formal vs informal words (ask for vs request), contractions, question tags, the subjunctive (If I were).

Source: https://olyclass.com/library/language-g6-formal-informal-en/

- Subject: Reading & writing
- Level: Grade 6
- Practice: 16
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## Questions

1. Which word is the more formal way to say "ask for"? (beg / grab / request / want)
   Answer: request
2. Which sentence is the most formal? (Can you help, please? / Gimme a hand, mate! / Help me out, okay? / I would be grateful for your help.)
   Answer: I would be grateful for your help.
3. Which word is the informal one? (children / juveniles / kids / pupils)
   Answer: kids
4. "Dear Sir or Madam" is a formal way to begin a letter.
   Answer: True
5. What is the contraction of "they are"? (the're / their / they're / theyr'e)
   Answer: they're
6. Which contraction means "will not"? (w'ont / willn't / won't / wont')
   Answer: won't
7. Contractions like "don't" are the best choice in a formal letter to a headteacher.
   Answer: False
8. Write "could have" as it is often spoken, using a contraction.
   Answer: could've
9. Choose the correct question tag: "You like pizza, ___?" (aren't you / do you / don't you / won't you)
   Answer: don't you
10. Choose the correct question tag: "She isn't late, ___?" (does she / is she / isn't she / was she)
   Answer: is she
11. Complete the question tag: "We can go now, ___?"
   Answer: can't we
12. Choose the correct question tag: "Let's start, ___?" (don't we / let us / shall we / will we)
   Answer: shall we
13. Which sentence uses the subjunctive correctly? (If I am you, I would wait. / If I be you, I would wait. / If I was you, I would wait. / If I were you, I would wait.)
   Answer: If I were you, I would wait.
14. "I wish it were Saturday today" uses the subjunctive.
   Answer: True
15. Choose the subjunctive form: "I wish I ___ able to fly." (am / be / been / were)
   Answer: were
16. Use the subjunctive: "If she ___ here, she would help."
   Answer: were