OLD SCHOOL Vocabulary… too formal!

“I exited the building” = very strange English! “I shall teach you” = very old-fashioned English! “I joined the BBQ” = WHAT??? Exit, shall, and join are all old words, and are considered too formal nowadays! Learn how to use more natural words and expressions!

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Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz.

I entered the room and saw the chicken.
"Entered" should be replaced with:

go intowent intoshall is(no replacement needed)

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"Shall" is:

very common today; use it in normal speech.old-fashioned; do not use it in normal speech.slang; only younger people use it.

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Is this sentence too formal?
I left the country last month.

Yes. The verb "departed' is more informal.Yes. The verb "went into" is more informal.Yes. The verb "entered" is more informal.No.

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She received three gifts on her birthday.
Too formal! She _________ three gifts on her birthday.

givegavegot

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"Joining" is a word we use for

something that requires membershipa party or dancea class or lessonsomething that does not require membership

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What is the short, more common word for refrigerator?

fridgefriggerrefrigACmicrowave

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Automobile is an old word for a:

self-movercarhorsevibrating massager

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I don't have a ______________, because I think everything on is stupid.

televisionTVteevee

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"I exited" is too formal. We should say "I ________".

leaveleafleafedleftrightwritestank

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