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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 947 · 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 “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) lucky (d) often
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) residence (d) occupation
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) inform (d) reside
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) often (d) so
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
  20. 20.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
  21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) money (c) house (d) phone
  22. 22.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) previously
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) reside (d) conclude
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) need (d) buy
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) help (d) live
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) approximately (d) immediately
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) commence (d) assist
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) money (d) phone

Answer key

  1. try
  2. live
  3. demonstrate
  4. leave
  5. error
  6. right away
  7. fortunate
  8. telephone
  9. descend
  10. later
  11. immediately
  12. purchase
  13. enough
  14. permit
  15. so
  16. funds
  17. often
  18. need
  19. frequently
  20. residence
  21. house
  22. additionally
  23. start
  24. apologise
  25. supervisor
  26. mistake
  27. go down
  28. phone
  29. talk
  30. previously
  31. get
  32. approximately
  33. refrigerator
  34. commence
  35. sufficient
  36. tell
  37. give
  38. money
  39. entire
  40. doctor

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