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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 45 · 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 “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) reside
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) help (d) buy
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) try
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) enquire (d) conclude
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) substantial (c) previous (d) sufficient
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) show (d) need
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) live (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) whole (d) often
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) many
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) previous
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) previous
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) attempt (d) purchase
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) provide (c) reside (d) require
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) buy (d) go down
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) commence
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) previously (d) frequently
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) previous (d) immediately
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) ask (d) buy
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) residence
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) consider (c) reside (d) purchase
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) think about (d) live

Answer key

  1. reside
  2. apologise
  3. end
  4. try
  5. enquire
  6. substantial
  7. old
  8. show
  9. start
  10. whole
  11. often
  12. right away
  13. many
  14. elderly
  15. descend
  16. numerous
  17. attempt
  18. provide
  19. commence
  20. go down
  21. immediately
  22. later
  23. sufficient
  24. assist
  25. get
  26. house
  27. go up
  28. however
  29. enough
  30. approximately
  31. ask
  32. error
  33. converse
  34. telephone
  35. fortunate
  36. talk
  37. funds
  38. consider
  39. say sorry
  40. think about

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