Y6
GPS
Formal and Informal Vocabulary Application
Worksheet
Y6
GPS
Formal and Informal Vocabulary Application
Worksheet
Is letter writing something your pupil's need to become more confident with? This Year 6 Formal and Informal Vocabulary Application worksheet can help with that! Challenge your children to write a formal letter to a charity, explaining what they have done. A word bank of formal vocabulary is provided to support the planning process.
Use this writing task to assess children's understanding of the difference between formal and informal language. A modelled answer has been provided for you to support teaching staff.
Curriculum Objectives
- Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Recognising vocabulary and structures that is appropriate for formal speech and writing, including subjunctive forms
- The difference between vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, find out – discover; ask for – request; go in – enter]
- The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or the use of subjunctive forms such as If I were or Were they to come in some very formal writing and speech]
