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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 405 · 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 “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) end
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) approximately
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) principal (c) fortunate (d) previous
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) help (d) need
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) ask (d) live
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) start
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) often (d) lucky
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) physician (d) occupation
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) about (d) often
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) occupation (d) residence
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) require
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) phone (d) money
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) respond (d) reside
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) enquire (d) conclude
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) bike (d) phone
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) let (d) buy
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) before (c) enough (d) often
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) desire (d) reside
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) descend
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) think about
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate

Answer key

  1. lucky
  2. give
  3. need
  4. end
  5. subsequently
  6. funds
  7. principal
  8. go down
  9. test
  10. ask
  11. consider
  12. start
  13. also
  14. observe
  15. physician
  16. later
  17. doctor
  18. telephone
  19. examination
  20. assist
  21. reside
  22. fridge
  23. mistake
  24. respond
  25. enquire
  26. purchase
  27. help
  28. boss
  29. sufficient
  30. let
  31. residence
  32. phone
  33. error
  34. so
  35. say sorry
  36. before
  37. desire
  38. descend
  39. think about
  40. fortunate

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