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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 461 · 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 “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) consider
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) go down (d) need
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) live (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) tell (d) live
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) therefore
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) job
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) however
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) entire
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) respond
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) lucky (d) enough
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) commence
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) refrigerator
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) approximately (d) immediately
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) mistake
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) test (d) bike
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) later (d) often
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) live (d) tell
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) try
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) house (d) bike
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) occupation (d) residence
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) reside

Answer key

  1. consider
  2. go down
  3. buy
  4. old
  5. examination
  6. elderly
  7. tell
  8. apologise
  9. show
  10. live
  11. enough
  12. get
  13. bicycle
  14. therefore
  15. job
  16. require
  17. however
  18. entire
  19. respond
  20. say sorry
  21. lucky
  22. fridge
  23. companion
  24. whole
  25. occupation
  26. assist
  27. refrigerator
  28. purchase
  29. commence
  30. phone
  31. approximately
  32. numerous
  33. mistake
  34. test
  35. later
  36. give
  37. try
  38. house
  39. physician
  40. demonstrate

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