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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 336 · 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 “tell”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) inform
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) buy (d) live
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) help
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) error (d) occupation
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) converse
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) give
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) entire
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) test
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) demonstrate (c) reside (d) require
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) bike (d) money
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) however
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) examination
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) about (d) often
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) error (d) occupation
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) approximately
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) go up
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) reside (d) require
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) desire (d) conclude
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) job
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) many (d) enough
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) inform
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) supervisor
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) previous
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous

Answer key

  1. inform
  2. think about
  3. say sorry
  4. verify
  5. funds
  6. converse
  7. give
  8. entire
  9. test
  10. demonstrate
  11. phone
  12. house
  13. lucky
  14. however
  15. examination
  16. additionally
  17. go down
  18. residence
  19. occupation
  20. ask
  21. before
  22. sufficient
  23. bicycle
  24. often
  25. approximately
  26. leave
  27. error
  28. principal
  29. telephone
  30. go up
  31. depart
  32. tell
  33. desire
  34. job
  35. many
  36. substantial
  37. require
  38. supervisor
  39. elderly
  40. fortunate

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