The informal words below are best avoided in MUET. The neutral words are ‘fine’ for the Speaking module, but you really should learn the formal equivalents if you want to score highly in the Academic Writing module. Informal (Avoid) Neutral (Spoken) Formal (Written) Stuff Things Items, Possessions Folks Family Relatives Kids (younger) Babies, Children Infants, Offspring Kids (older) Teenagers Adolescents, Youths Guy Man Male Old people Elderly people Senior citizens, Retire - Boss, Manager Supervisor, Superior Cops Police Law enforcement Crooks Criminals Offenders, Lawbreakers OK, Alright Fine Acceptable, Satisfactor Great, Awesome Good Preferable, Desirable Rubbish, Useless Bad, Poor Unsatisfactory, Unaccep - Nice, Polite Considerate, Agreeable - Kind, Friendly Sociable, Neighbourly Nasty, Cheeky (person) Rude, Impolite Abusive, Disagreeable Stupid, Crazy, Dumb (idea) - Misguided, Questionable Stupid, Crazy, Dumb (person) - Misguided, Mistaken - Happy (person) Satisfied, Delighted - Happy (situation) Satisfying, Delightful - Sad (person) Regretful, Distressed - Sad (situation) Regrettable, Distressin Sick of, Fed up with Tired of Dissatisfied with - Poor (country) Developing, Poverty-str - Poor (person) In poverty, Underprivil - Rich (country) Wealthy, Developed - Rich (person) Wealthy, Privileged
The informal words below are best avoided in MUET. The neutral
words are fine for the Speaking module, but you really should learn
the formal equivalents if you want to score highly in the Academic
Writing module.
