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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 648 · 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 “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) residence (d) occupation
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) show (d) live
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) ask (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) sufficient
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) approximately
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) give (d) tell
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) previous
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) receive
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) companion (d) occupation
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) money (c) doctor (d) phone
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) reside (d) purchase
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) mistake (d) bike
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) tell (d) live
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) about (d) often
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) additionally
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) reside
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) enough (d) about
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) think about
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live

Answer key

  1. help
  2. whole
  3. bicycle
  4. examination
  5. frequently
  6. old
  7. so
  8. show
  9. ask
  10. elderly
  11. approximately
  12. give
  13. subsequently
  14. substantial
  15. often
  16. receive
  17. companion
  18. phone
  19. doctor
  20. permit
  21. enough
  22. mistake
  23. immediately
  24. sufficient
  25. but
  26. fortunate
  27. test
  28. principal
  29. end
  30. physician
  31. reside
  32. inform
  33. get
  34. later
  35. additionally
  36. demonstrate
  37. before
  38. buy
  39. think about
  40. live

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