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Exercise 4

It is often the case that formal words are longer than informal words, formal words are single words not multi-words and formal words are of French/Latin origin rather than their informal equivalents which are of Anglo-Saxon origin.

For example: "depart" is from French/Latin but "go" is Anglo-Saxon.

Complete the following table:

Formal Informal
  seem
  climb
  help
cease  
commence  
  use
decrease  
demonstrate  
depart go
  want
enquire  
  end
  tell
obtain  
preserve  
reject  
  free
  mend
require  
  live
retain  

Formal Informal
  in the end
  at once
initially  
intermittently  
  mainly
repeatedly  
  next
therefore  

Formal Informal
  understanding
deficiency  
opportunity  
perspiration  
  house
  sight

Formal Informal
amiable  
  whole
energetic  
fortunate  
  childish
  wrong
inferior  
inexpensive  
  dim
insane  
  laid back
responsible  
  enough
  better
transparent  
  empty

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