Y6
GPS
Formal and Informal Vocabulary Application and Reasoning
Worksheet
Y6
GPS
Formal and Informal Vocabulary Application and Reasoning
Worksheet
Use this Year 6 Formal and Informal Vocabulary Application and Reasoning worksheet to challenge pupils' understanding of what the difference between formal and informal writing is, with specific focus on the vocabulary used in each style. With two application and one reasoning question, children are asked to identify which style of writing has been used and give examples of the vocabulary, to rewrite a sentence in a different style and compose a sentence in a particular style using a given word bank.
This differentiated resource provides you with a choice of three levels meaning that there is something for everyone to access. Each worksheet also comes with it's own answer guide to make marking quicker.
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]
