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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 337 · 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 “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) however
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) purchase (d) reside
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) entire (c) sufficient (d) previous
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) commence
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) tell
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) live (d) help
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) show
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) house
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) start
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) tell (d) buy
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) conclude
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) whole
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) buy (d) live
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) live (d) buy
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) assist (d) reside
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) help (d) need
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) about (c) often (d) enough
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) mistake
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) phone (d) bike
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) reside (d) demonstrate
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) approximately
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) later (d) about
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) but (d) often
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) enquire (d) provide
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately

Answer key

  1. however
  2. descend
  3. entire
  4. assist
  5. reside
  6. help
  7. end
  8. purchase
  9. leave
  10. show
  11. so
  12. house
  13. start
  14. go up
  15. conclude
  16. whole
  17. commence
  18. say sorry
  19. try
  20. principal
  21. sufficient
  22. think about
  23. enquire
  24. go down
  25. occupation
  26. before
  27. mistake
  28. job
  29. buy
  30. demonstrate
  31. right away
  32. need
  33. old
  34. previously
  35. later
  36. enough
  37. but
  38. provide
  39. money
  40. subsequently

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