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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 330 · 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 “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) error (d) occupation
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) attempt (d) inform
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) error (d) occupation
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) right away
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) enquire
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) get (d) help
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) ask (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) reside (d) enquire
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) money (d) bike
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) assist (d) inform
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) let (c) buy (d) live
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) principal (c) previous (d) fortunate
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) error
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) frequently
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) test (c) money (d) phone
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) help
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) verify
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) go down (d) buy
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) numerous
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) observe (d) purchase
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell

Answer key

  1. telephone
  2. attempt
  3. so
  4. examination
  5. money
  6. right away
  7. enquire
  8. get
  9. ask
  10. provide
  11. whole
  12. substantial
  13. mistake
  14. later
  15. receive
  16. let
  17. start
  18. but
  19. try
  20. principal
  21. approximately
  22. bicycle
  23. previously
  24. sufficient
  25. demonstrate
  26. fortunate
  27. live
  28. fridge
  29. test
  30. say sorry
  31. verify
  32. enough
  33. go down
  34. talk
  35. numerous
  36. give
  37. phone
  38. observe
  39. buy
  40. help

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