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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 361 · 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 “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) live (c) buy (d) need
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) buy (c) help (d) live
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) reside
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) observe (c) require (d) purchase
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) get
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) however
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) whole
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) buy (d) help
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) about (c) but (d) often
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) old
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) start (d) buy
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) discover
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) conclude
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) receive
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) before (d) often
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) attempt
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) reside (d) require
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) refrigerator
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) physician
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) live (d) tell
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) permit

Answer key

  1. show
  2. say sorry
  3. apologise
  4. observe
  5. later
  6. consider
  7. get
  8. purchase
  9. however
  10. whole
  11. fridge
  12. go down
  13. supervisor
  14. commence
  15. so
  16. mistake
  17. old
  18. often
  19. assist
  20. talk
  21. start
  22. conclude
  23. discover
  24. frequently
  25. require
  26. approximately
  27. receive
  28. help
  29. before
  30. fortunate
  31. attempt
  32. error
  33. reside
  34. buy
  35. depart
  36. refrigerator
  37. physician
  38. try
  39. tell
  40. permit

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