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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 666 · 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 “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) receive (d) reside
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) reside (d) purchase
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) reside (d) purchase
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) talk
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) about (d) enough
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) let (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) get (c) help (d) tell
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) telephone (d) residence
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) require (c) reside (d) conclude
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) residence
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) job (d) money
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) often (d) enough
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) principal (d) fortunate
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) examination
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) phone (d) bike
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) reside
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) show (d) live
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) approximately (d) immediately
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) help (d) buy
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) therefore
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) start (d) live
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) buy (d) help
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) go up
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) mistake (d) bike
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) previous (d) fortunate
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) buy (d) help
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask

Answer key

  1. assist
  2. receive
  3. respond
  4. depart
  5. talk
  6. physician
  7. many
  8. previously
  9. let
  10. get
  11. so
  12. telephone
  13. demonstrate
  14. sufficient
  15. bicycle
  16. fortunate
  17. job
  18. later
  19. reside
  20. principal
  21. live
  22. examination
  23. permit
  24. test
  25. attempt
  26. show
  27. approximately
  28. think about
  29. but
  30. buy
  31. therefore
  32. start
  33. go down
  34. go up
  35. mistake
  36. descend
  37. elderly
  38. need
  39. say sorry
  40. ask

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