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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 273 · 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 “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) apologise
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) money (d) phone
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) try
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) subsequently
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) enquire (d) reside
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) think about
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) companion (d) residence
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) buy (d) go down
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) go up (d) buy
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) consider
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) verify (d) commence
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) entire (c) sufficient (d) previous
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) ask (d) buy
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) boss (d) phone
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) observe (d) purchase
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) converse (d) reside
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) old (d) enough
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live

Answer key

  1. supervisor
  2. apologise
  3. mistake
  4. try
  5. money
  6. subsequently
  7. phone
  8. elderly
  9. fortunate
  10. refrigerator
  11. many
  12. help
  13. immediately
  14. assist
  15. provide
  16. think about
  17. often
  18. companion
  19. fridge
  20. go down
  21. go up
  22. bicycle
  23. enough
  24. funds
  25. consider
  26. so
  27. need
  28. verify
  29. substantial
  30. error
  31. entire
  32. ask
  33. therefore
  34. boss
  35. numerous
  36. purchase
  37. observe
  38. converse
  39. old
  40. say sorry

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