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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 671 · 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 “immediately”? (a) right away (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) discover (d) purchase
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) inform (d) reside
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) before (d) about
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) go up
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) reside (c) inform (d) assist
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) error (d) residence
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) permit (d) reside
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) error
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) sufficient
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) consider (d) purchase
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) buy (d) help
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) commence (d) purchase
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) demonstrate
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) live (c) buy (d) help
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) let
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) sufficient
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) depart (d) reside
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) error
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately

Answer key

  1. right away
  2. discover
  3. require
  4. enquire
  5. respond
  6. before
  7. go up
  8. enough
  9. children
  10. tell
  11. leave
  12. try
  13. need
  14. receive
  15. immediately
  16. examination
  17. therefore
  18. permit
  19. bicycle
  20. error
  21. approximately
  22. consider
  23. go down
  24. help
  25. phone
  26. often
  27. house
  28. residence
  29. think about
  30. assist
  31. demonstrate
  32. entire
  33. end
  34. let
  35. conclude
  36. so
  37. principal
  38. depart
  39. refrigerator
  40. frequently

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