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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 967 · 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 “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) entire
  4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) leave
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) boss
  6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) buy (d) help
  7. 7.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) respond (d) reside
  8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
  9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) say sorry (d) help
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
  11. 11.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) require (d) reside
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) therefore (c) frequently (d) approximately
  13. 13.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) conclude
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) approximately
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) but (c) about (d) often
  17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) try (c) buy (d) live
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) buy (c) help (d) need
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) numerous (d) fortunate
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) buy (d) live
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) error (d) residence
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) commence
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) assist (d) conclude
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) conclude (d) purchase
  28. 28.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) colleagues (c) adults (d) children
  29. 29.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) error (d) occupation
  30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
  31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
  32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
  37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) about (d) often
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
  39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation

Answer key

  1. reside
  2. job
  3. entire
  4. leave
  5. boss
  6. end
  7. respond
  8. enough
  9. say sorry
  10. occupation
  11. depart
  12. therefore
  13. require
  14. approximately
  15. consider
  16. so
  17. try
  18. ask
  19. refrigerator
  20. go down
  21. numerous
  22. think about
  23. bicycle
  24. commence
  25. enquire
  26. help
  27. desire
  28. children
  29. funds
  30. live
  31. get
  32. about
  33. error
  34. conclude
  35. mistake
  36. principal
  37. before
  38. but
  39. lucky
  40. supervisor

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