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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 19 · 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 “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) later
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) adults (d) children
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) discover
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) give (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) assist (d) purchase
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) try (d) buy
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) think about
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) get (d) tell
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) principal (c) previous (d) sufficient
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) need (d) buy
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) entire
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) observe (d) reside
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) doctor (d) money
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) occupation (d) residence
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) depart (d) reside
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) assist
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient

Answer key

  1. later
  2. consider
  3. fridge
  4. children
  5. discover
  6. many
  7. need
  8. start
  9. give
  10. bicycle
  11. assist
  12. try
  13. verify
  14. think about
  15. supervisor
  16. demonstrate
  17. phone
  18. get
  19. however
  20. so
  21. but
  22. previously
  23. principal
  24. often
  25. leave
  26. fortunate
  27. telephone
  28. enough
  29. entire
  30. go up
  31. observe
  32. occupation
  33. purchase
  34. converse
  35. subsequently
  36. doctor
  37. physician
  38. depart
  39. reside
  40. numerous

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