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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 938 · 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 “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
  3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) require (d) reside
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) consider
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) need (d) live
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) assist (d) inform
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) also
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) start (d) help
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) inform
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) reside (d) purchase
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) say sorry (d) help
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) give (d) live
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) examination (d) occupation
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) occupation (d) error
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) require (d) reside
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) before (d) about
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation

Answer key

  1. tell
  2. talk
  3. need
  4. refrigerator
  5. observe
  6. phone
  7. consider
  8. show
  9. commence
  10. so
  11. also
  12. start
  13. often
  14. purchase
  15. desire
  16. converse
  17. demonstrate
  18. fridge
  19. live
  20. require
  21. apologise
  22. frequently
  23. additionally
  24. try
  25. say sorry
  26. conclude
  27. give
  28. examination
  29. funds
  30. assist
  31. subsequently
  32. inform
  33. depart
  34. before
  35. enquire
  36. reside
  37. boss
  38. go up
  39. help
  40. physician

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