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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 783 · 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) often (c) lucky (d) enough
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) supervisor (d) occupation
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) go up
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) previously
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) assist (d) reside
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) old (d) often
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) bike (d) phone
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (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 everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) therefore
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) desire (c) purchase (d) reside
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) get
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) try
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) physician
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) reside (d) conclude
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) respond (d) purchase
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) also (d) often
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) show (c) live (d) need
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) however
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) bicycle (d) residence
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) job (d) money

Answer key

  1. often
  2. many
  3. assist
  4. ascend
  5. reside
  6. supervisor
  7. lucky
  8. frequently
  9. but
  10. go up
  11. need
  12. additionally
  13. conclude
  14. purchase
  15. tell
  16. depart
  17. phone
  18. old
  19. boss
  20. sufficient
  21. live
  22. help
  23. therefore
  24. desire
  25. get
  26. money
  27. try
  28. physician
  29. fortunate
  30. principal
  31. enquire
  32. respond
  33. whole
  34. enough
  35. also
  36. require
  37. show
  38. however
  39. bicycle
  40. job

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