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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 264 · 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 “often”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) immediately
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) reside
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) phone (d) money
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) about (c) enough (d) often
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) go down (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) buy (d) live
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) buy (d) tell
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) also
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) test
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) try (d) live
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) whole
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) require (d) reside
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) go up (d) live
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) converse (c) require (d) reside
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) reside (c) require (d) enquire
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) refrigerator
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) attempt (c) inform (d) purchase
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) let
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) companion (c) occupation (d) residence
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) ask
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) bike (d) phone
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) previously
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) examination
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) about (d) enough
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky

Answer key

  1. frequently
  2. need
  3. ascend
  4. therefore
  5. often
  6. house
  7. before
  8. sufficient
  9. go down
  10. live
  11. start
  12. reside
  13. give
  14. say sorry
  15. also
  16. test
  17. enough
  18. talk
  19. try
  20. whole
  21. depart
  22. go up
  23. converse
  24. numerous
  25. provide
  26. refrigerator
  27. occupation
  28. money
  29. attempt
  30. tell
  31. let
  32. error
  33. companion
  34. ask
  35. job
  36. subsequently
  37. examination
  38. residence
  39. later
  40. lucky

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