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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 971 · 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 “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) end
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) inform
  5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) however
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) therefore
  10. 10.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
  12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) need (c) live (d) buy
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) observe
  15. 15.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) telephone
  18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) but (d) often
  19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) often (d) enough
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) need (c) help (d) go down
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) assist (d) inform
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
  26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) think about
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) previous (d) fortunate
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) consider (d) purchase
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) right away
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) before (c) enough (d) often
  35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) later
  36. 36.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) subsequently
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone

Answer key

  1. end
  2. tell
  3. error
  4. inform
  5. fridge
  6. sufficient
  7. need
  8. however
  9. therefore
  10. children
  11. house
  12. so
  13. show
  14. observe
  15. immediately
  16. depart
  17. telephone
  18. but
  19. whole
  20. go down
  21. receive
  22. often
  23. numerous
  24. live
  25. lucky
  26. think about
  27. enough
  28. get
  29. give
  30. substantial
  31. consider
  32. refrigerator
  33. right away
  34. before
  35. later
  36. reside
  37. occupation
  38. phone
  39. subsequently
  40. boss

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