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Exercises

95.1 Make the underlined words neutral, using words from B opposite.

1 Shehadnooffspringandleftallhermoneytoherniece. children
2 Theplanwentpear-shapedandtheyabandonedtheidea.
3 Hisabodewasasmall,ratheroldbuildingontheedgeoftown.
4 Cheeriofornow.I’llcallyouagaintomorrowat9.30.
5 Wherearethekids?Aretheyinthegarden?

95.2 Make the underlined words more formal, using words from C opposite.

1 Thelinkbetweensmokingandlungcancerwasshowndecadesago. established
2 Anyonelookingforemploymentinthefilmindustryfacesatoughtime.
3 Socialscientistsoftenuseofficialstatisticsintheirresearch.

4 Howoftendoesthetemperaturefalltobelowzero?
5 Ifthereisafire,soundthefirealarmrightaway.Donottrytoputthefireout.
6 Povertyisabasicissueintheworldtoday.
7 Thisproblemhappenswhenthecomputer’sharddrivebecomesfull.
8 Thedoctorgavethepatientanewdrugthathadnotbeenfullytested.

95.3 Complete the sentences with words from the opposite page.

1 Itwouldbewrongtomakeadecision on thebasis of incompleteinformation.
2 TheInternetcanbeadangerousplace.Children,in ,needtobeprotected.
3 Whatdoweneed terms equipmenttodothisexperiment?
4 Severalquestionsaroseduringthediscussion relation theeconomy.
5 Hehadtocancelhislectureon ofillness.

95.4 Find words on the opposite page for the following.

1 theoppositeofstationary in motion
2 theoppositeoftoboard
3 a)tobesorry b)tobuy c)tospeakto
d)geton
4 aformalwordforpeople
5 aformalwordforstairs

95.5 If you look up an informal word in a monolingual dictionary, you will often find a neutral

equivalent as part of the definition or explanation. For example, the Cambridge Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary of English entry for kid says: ‘informal: a child or young person’.
Use a dictionary to find neutral or more formal words for these:

1 kip sleep 4 swot 7 gross
2 apal 5 ta! 8 dodgy

3 amate 6 brainy

95.6 Over to you

How do you mark whether a word is formal or informal in your vocabulary notebook? If possible,
compare your way with someone else’s.
See also Unit 96 for other formal and informal words and expressions.

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