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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 489 · 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 “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) reside (d) purchase
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) test
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) immediately
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) numerous
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) immediately
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) companion
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) whole (d) enough
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) give (d) live
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) purchase (d) conclude
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) end
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) ask (d) help
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) require (c) depart (d) purchase
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) receive
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) later
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) inform (d) assist
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) approximately
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) consider
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) about (d) enough
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) funds
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) show (d) live

Answer key

  1. house
  2. purchase
  3. apologise
  4. test
  5. subsequently
  6. numerous
  7. so
  8. approximately
  9. go up
  10. companion
  11. whole
  12. give
  13. error
  14. desire
  15. end
  16. buy
  17. ask
  18. depart
  19. bicycle
  20. old
  21. need
  22. tell
  23. receive
  24. examination
  25. fridge
  26. later
  27. right away
  28. immediately
  29. but
  30. commence
  31. therefore
  32. consider
  33. physician
  34. refrigerator
  35. conclude
  36. many
  37. funds
  38. require
  39. reside
  40. show

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