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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 886 · 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 “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) whole (d) often
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) later (d) often
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) therefore (c) frequently (d) previously
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) supervisor (d) error
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) discover
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) telephone
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) children (d) colleagues
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) try
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) boss
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) attempt (d) reside
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) buy (d) live
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) house (d) money
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) about (d) often
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) verify (c) commence (d) reside
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) conclude
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) approximately
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) bike (d) phone
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) lucky (d) often

Answer key

  1. purchase
  2. talk
  3. whole
  4. later
  5. enough
  6. receive
  7. examination
  8. right away
  9. buy
  10. desire
  11. need
  12. therefore
  13. error
  14. ascend
  15. companion
  16. phone
  17. supervisor
  18. discover
  19. refrigerator
  20. go up
  21. so
  22. telephone
  23. children
  24. try
  25. boss
  26. attempt
  27. think about
  28. house
  29. ask
  30. before
  31. consider
  32. verify
  33. leave
  34. apologise
  35. but
  36. approximately
  37. immediately
  38. require
  39. mistake
  40. also

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