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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 919 · 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 “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) buy (d) tell
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) funds
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) boss (d) phone
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) approximately
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) verify (d) reside
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) enough (c) old (d) lucky
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) desire (d) reside
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) let
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) entire (d) sufficient
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) require
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) start (d) help
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) give
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) approximately
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) inform (d) reside
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) residence (d) occupation
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) observe (d) require
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) help (d) live
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) assist (c) inform (d) reside
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) doctor
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) reside (d) purchase
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) inform
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) many (d) enough

Answer key

  1. telephone
  2. tell
  3. try
  4. funds
  5. boss
  6. approximately
  7. verify
  8. fortunate
  9. phone
  10. old
  11. desire
  12. consider
  13. inform
  14. let
  15. entire
  16. reside
  17. start
  18. give
  19. subsequently
  20. so
  21. numerous
  22. help
  23. commence
  24. about
  25. therefore
  26. examination
  27. live
  28. occupation
  29. observe
  30. ask
  31. fridge
  32. receive
  33. doctor
  34. respond
  35. converse
  36. often
  37. immediately
  38. buy
  39. purchase
  40. many

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