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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 49 · 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 “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) reside (d) conclude
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) require (d) reside
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) go up
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) doctor
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) error (d) residence
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) reside (d) purchase
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) give
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) try (d) live
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) funds (d) residence
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) receive
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) adults (d) colleagues
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) provide (d) require
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) conclude (d) purchase
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) often (d) lucky
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) need (c) help (d) go down
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) consider
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) live (d) help
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) ascend
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) many
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) start (d) buy
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often

Answer key

  1. end
  2. occupation
  3. demonstrate
  4. observe
  5. go up
  6. need
  7. doctor
  8. supervisor
  9. require
  10. apologise
  11. give
  12. try
  13. ask
  14. residence
  15. funds
  16. receive
  17. children
  18. so
  19. phone
  20. provide
  21. about
  22. reside
  23. discover
  24. entire
  25. buy
  26. assist
  27. old
  28. desire
  29. examination
  30. frequently
  31. mistake
  32. fortunate
  33. go down
  34. consider
  35. get
  36. ascend
  37. refrigerator
  38. many
  39. start
  40. lucky

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