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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 359 · 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 everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) verify
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) consider (d) reside
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) provide (d) require
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) get (d) tell
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) principal
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) right away
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) require
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) numerous
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) buy (d) help
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) approximately
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) before (d) often
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) discover
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) occupation
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) buy (d) live
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) assist (d) inform
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) buy (d) tell
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) let
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) later (d) enough
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) ask (d) help
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) apologise
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) depart
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) observe
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often

Answer key

  1. start
  2. say sorry
  3. verify
  4. consider
  5. inform
  6. also
  7. subsequently
  8. provide
  9. get
  10. principal
  11. right away
  12. elderly
  13. demonstrate
  14. need
  15. numerous
  16. end
  17. refrigerator
  18. approximately
  19. before
  20. discover
  21. bicycle
  22. give
  23. commence
  24. go up
  25. leave
  26. let
  27. tell
  28. occupation
  29. later
  30. ask
  31. receive
  32. apologise
  33. go down
  34. reside
  35. error
  36. depart
  37. enough
  38. lucky
  39. observe
  40. often

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