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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 874 · 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 “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) enquire (d) reside
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) subsequently
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) go up
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) previous
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) go down (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) money (d) bike
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) help (d) live
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) think about (d) buy
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) receive
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) respond
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) tell (d) live
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) funds
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) commence
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) ascend
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) purchase (d) conclude
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) physician (d) residence
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) also (d) lucky
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) verify (d) commence
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) previous
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) approximately
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) ask

Answer key

  1. lucky
  2. enquire
  3. permit
  4. previously
  5. often
  6. go up
  7. boss
  8. approximately
  9. go down
  10. try
  11. substantial
  12. job
  13. enough
  14. talk
  15. so
  16. start
  17. think about
  18. attempt
  19. entire
  20. receive
  21. immediately
  22. respond
  23. give
  24. help
  25. funds
  26. commence
  27. refrigerator
  28. bicycle
  29. ascend
  30. converse
  31. error
  32. consider
  33. physician
  34. also
  35. verify
  36. whole
  37. depart
  38. elderly
  39. subsequently
  40. ask

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