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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 826 · 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 “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) ask (d) buy
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) whole
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) get (d) help
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) residence
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) physician (d) occupation
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) reside (c) converse (d) purchase
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) say sorry (d) live
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) often (d) enough
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) require (d) provide
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) before
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) consider (c) purchase (d) reside
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) buy (d) live
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) about (c) many (d) lucky
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) require
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) frequently
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) reside
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) purchase (d) require
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) inform (d) assist
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) error (d) occupation
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) substantial (d) fortunate

Answer key

  1. apologise
  2. occupation
  3. ask
  4. whole
  5. get
  6. telephone
  7. about
  8. physician
  9. inform
  10. converse
  11. entire
  12. start
  13. say sorry
  14. numerous
  15. old
  16. provide
  17. approximately
  18. before
  19. descend
  20. consider
  21. supervisor
  22. let
  23. conclude
  24. go up
  25. think about
  26. many
  27. reside
  28. fortunate
  29. frequently
  30. enough
  31. fridge
  32. subsequently
  33. demonstrate
  34. respond
  35. receive
  36. principal
  37. tell
  38. examination
  39. however
  40. substantial

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