Name                                                                    Formal vs. Informal Language 

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Directions: This wizard put a spell on the sentences below so that they now contain informal language. Match the formal word or phrase with the sentence below that it came from.

1. Furthermore 2. In conclusion 3. In my opinion 4. A number of things 5. Your reply 6. It may be possible to

A. I eagerly await your writing me back.

B. The last thing I want to say is, please don’t write me again! 

C. And there’s something else, I wanted a banana, not an apple! 

D. We disagree about lots of stuff. 

E. The way I have it figured, you’ll win the contest for sure! 

F. Could you purchase another copy? 

Informal LanguageSpell