Matching Pairs Formal and informal languageOnline version Matching exercise by Ana Domínguez 1 formal: satisfactory, acceptable 2 formal: concerning, regarding 3 formal: initially 4 formal: a great deal of, numerous 5 formal: decrease 6 formal: respond 7 formal: however, on the other hand 8 formal: It is said that... 9 formal: superior 10 formal: therefore 11 formal: increase 12 formal: verify 13 formal: purchase 14 formal: due to, as a result of 15 formal: We would informal: OK informal: better informal: We´d informal: lots of, a lot of informal: that´s why informal: go up informal: answer informal: check informal: go down informal: about informal: at first informal: buy informal: They say that informal: but informal: because