CRAFT - Formal & informal language

Craft of language
  • This resource pack of 4 pages identifies the meaning of formal & informal language and requires a child to write sentences in one form and convert into the other

  • Children need to be able to read and write complex texts in order to do the tasks

  • Use Adobe acrobat comment function to write freehand, type text, draw lines and erase online

Last updated
29th March 2025

A little more info...

  • Standard English is the accepted grammar and punctuation that should
    be used to communicate in English

  • Formal language has a serious tone, uses Standard English and complex vocabulary & sentence structure

  • Informal language has a playful tone, uses non-Standard English and devices such as slang, idioms and abbreviations

  • How formal or informal the language should be depends on the audience

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