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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. fridge
  2. fortunate
  3. occupation
  4. immediately
  5. companion
  6. give
  7. ascend
  8. assist
  9. consider
  10. let
  11. so
  12. numerous
  13. about
  14. end
  15. right away
  16. talk
  17. test
  18. respond
  19. job
  20. bicycle
  21. physician
  22. ask
  23. residence
  24. conclude
  25. try
  26. many
  27. converse
  28. lucky
  29. go down
  30. get
  31. entire
  32. examination
  33. tell
  34. approximately
  35. money
  36. buy
  37. inform
  38. start
  39. also
  40. demonstrate

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