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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 690 · 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 “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) previously
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) permit (c) conclude (d) reside
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) conclude
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) tell (d) live
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) talk (d) live
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) end (d) help
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) bicycle
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) purchase (d) reside
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) commence
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) error (d) residence
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) let
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) descend
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) reside (d) require
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) inform (d) assist
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) live (d) help
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) start (d) live
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) companion (d) error
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) think about (d) live
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) help
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) also (d) lucky
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) need (d) go down
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) many (d) about
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) need (d) live

Answer key

  1. tell
  2. previously
  3. permit
  4. conclude
  5. give
  6. talk
  7. attempt
  8. help
  9. try
  10. therefore
  11. end
  12. bicycle
  13. converse
  14. substantial
  15. occupation
  16. assist
  17. error
  18. telephone
  19. let
  20. go up
  21. descend
  22. test
  23. depart
  24. receive
  25. ask
  26. live
  27. observe
  28. lucky
  29. start
  30. mistake
  31. companion
  32. think about
  33. say sorry
  34. also
  35. doctor
  36. go down
  37. about
  38. examination
  39. many
  40. show

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