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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 168 · 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 “depart”? (a) need (b) leave (c) tell (d) buy
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) live (c) talk (d) buy
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) tell
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) before
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) subsequently
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) conclude (d) enquire
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) residence (d) error
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) receive
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) reside
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) previous
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) sufficient
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) respond
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) show (d) need
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) previously
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) funds (d) error
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) go down (d) need
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require

Answer key

  1. leave
  2. assist
  3. talk
  4. try
  5. fortunate
  6. end
  7. help
  8. before
  9. require
  10. immediately
  11. start
  12. subsequently
  13. ascend
  14. enquire
  15. telephone
  16. receive
  17. apologise
  18. frequently
  19. numerous
  20. elderly
  21. whole
  22. often
  23. residence
  24. reside
  25. respond
  26. occupation
  27. enough
  28. show
  29. demonstrate
  30. need
  31. therefore
  32. error
  33. tell
  34. previously
  35. purchase
  36. funds
  37. sufficient
  38. go down
  39. ask
  40. depart

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