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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 138 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Know your reader): Informal (everyday) words are short and friendly: buy, help, get, tell. Formal words are longer and more serious: purchase, assist, receive, inform. Use formal words in letters to the principal, applications and reports; use everyday words with friends and family.

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  1. 1.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) ask (d) live
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) think about
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) phone (d) money
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) enquire (d) reside
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) live (d) buy
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) lucky (d) often
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) consider (c) purchase (d) reside
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) mistake (d) bike
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) desire
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) also
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) apologise
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) physician
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) help (d) need
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) buy (d) tell
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) require (d) inform
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) verify (c) reside (d) purchase
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) buy (d) live
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) previous
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) live (d) need
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) need (d) buy
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) telephone
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) supervisor
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) conclude
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) reside (d) provide

Answer key

  1. ask
  2. think about
  3. house
  4. enquire
  5. tell
  6. start
  7. old
  8. fridge
  9. consider
  10. mistake
  11. purchase
  12. desire
  13. also
  14. apologise
  15. physician
  16. go down
  17. so
  18. assist
  19. let
  20. require
  21. verify
  22. show
  23. elderly
  24. descend
  25. talk
  26. immediately
  27. ascend
  28. leave
  29. reside
  30. therefore
  31. sufficient
  32. telephone
  33. refrigerator
  34. fortunate
  35. test
  36. supervisor
  37. inform
  38. buy
  39. many
  40. provide

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