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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 732 · 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 “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) buy (d) go down
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) think about
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) consider
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) get
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) mistake
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) job (d) money
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) need (c) live (d) buy
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) observe
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) residence (d) occupation
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) whole (d) often
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) talk
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) previously
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) permit (d) conclude
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) inform
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) about (d) lucky
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) refrigerator
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) often (d) enough
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy

Answer key

  1. end
  2. go down
  3. commence
  4. think about
  5. ascend
  6. enough
  7. start
  8. telephone
  9. consider
  10. get
  11. mistake
  12. job
  13. show
  14. observe
  15. examination
  16. error
  17. fortunate
  18. often
  19. try
  20. whole
  21. supervisor
  22. enquire
  23. occupation
  24. old
  25. talk
  26. buy
  27. need
  28. previously
  29. right away
  30. converse
  31. permit
  32. purchase
  33. require
  34. ask
  35. many
  36. refrigerator
  37. tell
  38. also
  39. frequently
  40. go up

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