children
/ˈtʃɪldrən/The formal word for kids, used in official or polite conversation.
Example: Please make sure your children hold your hand near the road.
A212 words · Elementary
Formal & Informal vocabulary — A2
Formal and informal vocabulary for the words people use for family, objects and money — children, telephone, cash and job — matching the casual word to its more formal equivalent.
12 questions
Words in this set
12mother
/ˈmʌðər/The formal word for mum, used in written or official English.
Example:
Her mother works as a doctor in London.
television
/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/The formal word for TV, used for the machine you watch programmes on.
Example:
We watched the news on the television last night.
photograph
/ˈfoʊtəˌɡræf/The formal word for photo, used for a picture taken with a camera.
Example:
He keeps an old photograph of his grandparents on the wall.
dad
/dæd/The informal word for father, used when talking with family or friends.
Example:
My dad taught me how to ride a bike.
telephone
/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/The formal word for phone, used in writing or on official forms.
Example:
Please leave your telephone number at the reception desk.
grandmother
/ˈɡrændˌmʌðər/The formal word for granny, used in writing or with people you don't know well.
Example:
My grandmother still lives in the house where she was born.
vehicle
/ˈvihɪkəl/The formal word for car, used for any machine that travels on roads carrying people or goods.
Example:
Please move your vehicle from the entrance.
cash
/kæʃ/The informal word for money, used for the notes and coins you carry, not a card.
Example:
Do you have any cash to pay the taxi driver?
grandfather
/ˈɡrændˌfɑðər/The formal word for grandpa, used in writing or with people you don't know well.
Example:
My grandfather fought in the war when he was young.
kids
/kɪdz/The informal word for children, used when you are talking to friends.
Example:
The kids were still awake at eleven o'clock.
job
/dʒɑb/Another word for post — the work someone does for money, said informally.
Example:
She started a new job in the spring.
