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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 986 · 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 “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) ask (d) help
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) consider
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) elderly
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) many (d) enough
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) try
  14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
  16. 16.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) respond (d) reside
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) live (d) help
  23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
  24. 24.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
  25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) think about
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
  27. 27.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) receive (d) assist
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) say sorry (d) live
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) buy (d) go down
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) principal
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) approximately
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
  33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) help (d) buy
  34. 34.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) discover (c) reside (d) conclude
  38. 38.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) examination (d) error
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) depart
  40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge

Answer key

  1. ask
  2. lucky
  3. therefore
  4. consider
  5. additionally
  6. inform
  7. tell
  8. supervisor
  9. elderly
  10. many
  11. help
  12. physician
  13. try
  14. often
  15. money
  16. substantial
  17. require
  18. bicycle
  19. error
  20. live
  21. respond
  22. end
  23. but
  24. funds
  25. think about
  26. commence
  27. receive
  28. say sorry
  29. go down
  30. principal
  31. approximately
  32. conclude
  33. start
  34. previously
  35. immediately
  36. so
  37. discover
  38. examination
  39. depart
  40. fridge

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