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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 694 · 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 “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) money (d) phone
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) boss
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) conclude
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) help (d) go down
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) consider
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) provide (c) reside (d) require
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) later (d) often
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) so (c) about (d) often
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) help (d) live
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) bicycle (d) occupation
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) desire
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) descend (d) reside
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) money (d) bike
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) buy (d) live
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) get (d) tell

Answer key

  1. often
  2. discover
  3. substantial
  4. fortunate
  5. whole
  6. ask
  7. principal
  8. house
  9. boss
  10. inform
  11. go down
  12. verify
  13. money
  14. let
  15. reside
  16. consider
  17. provide
  18. later
  19. permit
  20. so
  21. start
  22. ascend
  23. go up
  24. bicycle
  25. help
  26. phone
  27. desire
  28. descend
  29. tell
  30. residence
  31. test
  32. apologise
  33. job
  34. old
  35. telephone
  36. doctor
  37. try
  38. conclude
  39. end
  40. get

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