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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 407 · 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 “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) reside
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) reside
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) talk (d) live
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) test (d) money
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) permit (c) conclude (d) reside
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) previous
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) conclude (d) purchase
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) tell (d) live
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) bike (d) phone
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) reside (d) require
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) help (d) live
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) immediately
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) entire (c) sufficient (d) previous
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) doctor
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) enquire
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) phone (c) house (d) bike
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) also
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence

Answer key

  1. ascend
  2. immediately
  3. so
  4. apologise
  5. phone
  6. talk
  7. bicycle
  8. test
  9. demonstrate
  10. require
  11. tell
  12. provide
  13. permit
  14. conclude
  15. about
  16. enough
  17. numerous
  18. often
  19. consider
  20. fortunate
  21. let
  22. mistake
  23. descend
  24. sufficient
  25. therefore
  26. think about
  27. subsequently
  28. however
  29. occupation
  30. entire
  31. buy
  32. doctor
  33. residence
  34. enquire
  35. inform
  36. house
  37. purchase
  38. also
  39. lucky
  40. assist

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