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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 220 · 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 formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) entire
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) conclude (d) enquire
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) tell (c) get (d) live
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) give
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) many
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) show
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) consider (c) purchase (d) reside
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) try (d) buy
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) frequently (d) previously
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) buy (d) help
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) require (d) inform
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) leave
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) commence
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) error (d) residence
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) respond
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) mistake (d) bike
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) assist
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) start (d) buy
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) phone (c) money (d) bike

Answer key

  1. purchase
  2. entire
  3. help
  4. enquire
  5. funds
  6. get
  7. error
  8. give
  9. often
  10. test
  11. inform
  12. go up
  13. many
  14. show
  15. need
  16. consider
  17. try
  18. previously
  19. numerous
  20. think about
  21. phone
  22. but
  23. depart
  24. sufficient
  25. receive
  26. tell
  27. live
  28. require
  29. leave
  30. demonstrate
  31. commence
  32. supervisor
  33. examination
  34. respond
  35. assist
  36. fortunate
  37. mistake
  38. reside
  39. start
  40. house

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