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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 352 · 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 “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) entire (c) previous (d) sufficient
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) conclude
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) live (d) help
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) verify (c) purchase (d) reside
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) approximately (d) previous
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) house (d) bike
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) help (d) buy
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) lucky (d) about
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) go up
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) let (c) live (d) buy
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) depart (d) require
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) descend (d) reside
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) whole
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) help (c) live (d) buy
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) error
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) before
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) receive
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) purchase
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) go down (d) need

Answer key

  1. entire
  2. conclude
  3. start
  4. verify
  5. consider
  6. need
  7. commence
  8. enquire
  9. fridge
  10. approximately
  11. house
  12. say sorry
  13. examination
  14. permit
  15. test
  16. try
  17. about
  18. tell
  19. many
  20. go up
  21. let
  22. depart
  23. descend
  24. however
  25. fortunate
  26. residence
  27. whole
  28. ask
  29. live
  30. enough
  31. leave
  32. inform
  33. telephone
  34. before
  35. principal
  36. assist
  37. error
  38. receive
  39. apologise
  40. go down

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