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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 934 · 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 “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
  2. 2.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) desire (d) reside
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) commence
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) buy (d) help
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) supervisor
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) about (c) often (d) enough
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) examination (d) error
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) buy (d) need
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) live (d) help
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) inform
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) descend (d) require
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) leave (d) need
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) buy (d) live
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) live (d) help
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) also (c) enough (d) lucky
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) tell (d) buy
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) previous
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) previous
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) purchase
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) therefore (d) frequently
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) companion (c) residence (d) occupation
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) reside (d) require
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) residence (c) telephone (d) occupation
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) require (d) enquire
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) often (c) right away (d) lucky
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) previous (d) fortunate
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) about (d) so
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) verify (c) purchase (d) reside
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) previously

Answer key

  1. enquire
  2. desire
  3. assist
  4. ask
  5. supervisor
  6. before
  7. examination
  8. talk
  9. get
  10. require
  11. lucky
  12. descend
  13. leave
  14. start
  15. show
  16. say sorry
  17. tell
  18. also
  19. commence
  20. try
  21. entire
  22. fortunate
  23. enough
  24. elderly
  25. apologise
  26. error
  27. therefore
  28. need
  29. companion
  30. physician
  31. observe
  32. telephone
  33. test
  34. provide
  35. right away
  36. substantial
  37. so
  38. verify
  39. immediately
  40. previously

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