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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 784 · 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 formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) telephone (d) error
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) residence
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) leave
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) numerous
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) previous (c) immediately (d) sufficient
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) frequently
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) enquire (d) provide
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) about (c) many (d) lucky
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) citizens (d) children
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) need (d) buy
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) error
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) get
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) require (d) reside
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) commence (d) purchase
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) companion
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) reside
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) need (c) live (d) buy
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) whole
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) attempt (d) inform
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) buy (d) tell
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) help (d) live
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask

Answer key

  1. converse
  2. enough
  3. telephone
  4. sufficient
  5. refrigerator
  6. fortunate
  7. old
  8. leave
  9. numerous
  10. need
  11. phone
  12. approximately
  13. commence
  14. previously
  15. provide
  16. doctor
  17. many
  18. children
  19. lucky
  20. house
  21. talk
  22. so
  23. bicycle
  24. residence
  25. get
  26. reside
  27. test
  28. try
  29. assist
  30. companion
  31. apologise
  32. supervisor
  33. show
  34. later
  35. whole
  36. attempt
  37. demonstrate
  38. give
  39. think about
  40. ask

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