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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 400 · 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 “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) supervisor
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) receive
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) verify
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) additionally (d) approximately
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) later (d) often
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) subsequently
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) refrigerator
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) reside
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) let (d) buy
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) ask
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) old (d) often
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) permit
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) show (d) buy
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) entire (d) sufficient
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) demonstrate
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) help (d) tell
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) attempt (d) purchase
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) physician (d) residence
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) purchase (d) reside
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) about (d) often
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) reside
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) buy (d) help
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase

Answer key

  1. supervisor
  2. fortunate
  3. assist
  4. receive
  5. verify
  6. lucky
  7. additionally
  8. later
  9. need
  10. subsequently
  11. refrigerator
  12. commence
  13. enquire
  14. let
  15. phone
  16. ask
  17. old
  18. fridge
  19. frequently
  20. about
  21. permit
  22. show
  23. enough
  24. entire
  25. demonstrate
  26. require
  27. get
  28. attempt
  29. physician
  30. respond
  31. whole
  32. right away
  33. tell
  34. ascend
  35. but
  36. occupation
  37. error
  38. help
  39. think about
  40. inform

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