Reading and Writing Formal and informal words

What Are Formal And Informal Words In IELTS

Formal Language is like a formal dress, in a formal language you have to be careful with words, you have to choose words with respect. Like you cannot use work ‘Ask’ in formal language because it is an informal word. You have to be a bit polite in formal language and vocabulary words, rather you can use ‘Inquire’ which is more formal than ‘ask’.

Informal  –>  Formal

Ask  –>  Enquire

Ask for  –>  Request

Book  –>  Reserve

Check  –>  Verify

Get  –>  Receive

Help –>  Assist

Need  –>  Request

Say sorry  –>  Apologies

Start/ Begin  –>  Commence

End  –>  Terminate/ Finish

Try  –>  Endeavour

Deal with  –>  Handle

Tell  –>  Inform

Wait for  –>  Await

Fight  –>  Combat

Use/Eat  –>  Consume

Go  –>  Depart

Tough  –>  Difficult

Small  –>  Diminutive

Explain  –>  Disclose

Set out  –>  Display

Throw out  –>  Eject

Old  –>  Elderly

Say  –>  Express

Afraid  –>  Fearful

In the end  –>  Finally

Lucky  –>  Fortunate

But  –>  However

Wrong  –>  Incorrect

Go up  –>  Increase

Cheap  –>  Inexpensive

At first  –>  Initially

Mad  –>  Insane

Bright/smart  –>  Intelligent

Big/Large  –>  Enormous

Right  –>  Correct

A bit  –>  A little

Away  –>  Absent

Speed up  –>  Accelerate

Okay, ok  –>  Acceptable

Help  –>  Aid/ Assist

Let  –>  Allow

Call off  –>  Cancel

Friendly  –>  Amiable 

Expect  –>  Anticipate

Seem  –>  Appear

Climb  –>  Ascend

Beat up  –>  Assault

Fall out  –>  Quarrel

Eager  –>  Avid

Stop  –>  Cease

Dare  –>  Challenge

Kids  –>  Children

Settle for  –>  Choose

Round  –>  Circular

Pick up  –>  Collect

Think of  –>  Conceive

Link up  –>  Connect

Think about  –>  Consider

Build  –>  Construct

Refer to  –>  Consult

Hurt  –>  Damage, harm

Go down  –>  Decrease

Want/ hope   –>  Desire

Lack   –>  Deficiency

Show  –>  Demonstrate

Brave  –>  Courageous

Pin down  –>  Determine

Put/ set down  –>  Deposit

Throw away  –>  Discard

Make out  –>  Discern

Talk about  –>  Discuss/consider

Give out  –>  Distribute

Give  –>  Donate

Remove  –>  Eliminate

Imagine  –>  Envisage

Break out  –>  Erupt

Get out  –>  Escape

Avoid  –>  Evade

Go through  –>  Examine

Make up  –>  Fabricate

Test  –>  Experiment

Ease  –>  Facilitate

Come after  –>  Follow

Sick  –>  Ill

Ask out  –>  Invite

Go away  –>  Leave/ depart

At once  –>  Immediately

Free  –>  Liberate

Deal with  –>  Manage

Bad  –>  Negative

Look into  –>  Investigate

Chance  –>  Opportunity

See  –>  Perceive

Happy –>  Pleased

Give up  –>  Quit

Older  –>  Senior

Use  –>  Utilize

Enough  –>  Sufficient

End  –>  Terminate

Empty  –>  Vacant

Rich  –>  Wealthy

Mend  –>  Repair

Idea  –>  Notion 

Mainly –> PrincipallyS

See –> Observe

Leave out –> Omit

Go against –> Oppose

Hungry –> Famished

Childish –> Immature

Maybe –> Perhaps

Good –> Positive

Give –> Provide

Buy –> Purchase

Say no –> Reject

Free –> Release

Look for –> Seek

Choose –> Select

Get by –> Survive

So –> Therefore

Put up with –> Tolerate

Block –> Undermine

Catch up –> Understand

Sight –> Vision

Young –> Youthful

Get –> Obtain

Need –> Require

Pay back –> Repay

Live –> Reside

Point out –> Indicate

Find out –> Learn/Discover

Get away –> Elude

Come in –> Enter

Lively –> Energetic

Clear –> Transparent

Whole –> Entire/Complete

Blow up –> Explode

Break down –> Fail/Collapse

Hopeless –> Futile

Hit out at –> Criticise

Tired –> Exhausted/ Fatigued

Clothes –> Garment

Go before –> Precede

Thanks –> Gratitude

Hurry –> Haste, hasten

Funny –> Humorous, amusing

Better –> Improved

Dim –> Indistinct

Worse –> Inferior

Put in –> Insert

Bring in –> Introduce

Make up –> Invent

Kidding –> Jesting

Naked –> Nude

Childish –> Infantile

A lot of –> Numerous

Stubborn –> Obstinate

Danger –> Peril

Put off –> Postpone

Here –> Present

Keep –> Preserve

Go ahead –> Proceed

Go after –> Pursue

Anyways –> Nevertheless

Let –> Permit

Sweat –> Perspiration

Look at –> Regard

Laid back –> Relaxed

Take out –> Remove

Rack up –> Accumulate

Over –> At an end

Good looking –> Attractive

Good for –> Beneficial

By –> By means of

Lead to –> Cause

Complex –> Convoluted

Go out of –> Exit

Death –> Demise

Break off –> Suspend/adjourn

Also –> In addition, additionally

Wood –> Timber

Describe –> Depict

Go on –> Continue

In charge of –> Responsible

Enjoyment –> Gratification

Dirty/ polluted –> Contaminated

Again & again –> Repeatedly

Marvelous –> Exceptional

Really big –> Considerable

Can –> Is capable of

Fork out –> Pay (money)

Talk into –> Persuade

Come up to –> Reach/attain

Iron out –> Solve/overcome

Next/later –> Subsequently

Try out –> Test

Call on –> Visit

Drop out of –> Withdraw (from)

Look up to –> Respect

Look like –> Resemble

Job –> Occupation

Dad –> Father

Boss –> Employer

Avoid –> Evade

Also In –> Addition,

Ask –> Enquire

Afraid –> Fearful

At First –> Initially

Ask For –> Request

Again & Again –> Repeatedly

A Bit –> A Little

Avoid –> Evade

Anyway –> Nevertheless

Ask Out –> Invite

Away –> Absent

At Once –> Immediately

A Lot Of –> Numerous

Bright/smart –> Intelligent

Buy –> Purchase

Build –> Construct

But –> However,

Bad –> Negative

Beat up –> Assault

Break out –> Erupt

Block –> Undermine

Blow up –> Explode

Boss –> Employer

Brave –> Courageous

Better –> Improved

Big/Large –> Enormous

Bring in –> Introduce

Break off –> Suspend/adjourn

Break down –> Fail/Collapse

Check –> Verify

Come after –> Follow

Choose –> Select

Clear –> Transparent

Come in –> Enter

Call off –> Cancel

Complex –> Convoluted

Call on –> Visit

Childish –> Infantile

Chance –> Opportunity

Cheap –> Inexpensive

Can Is –> capable of

Come up –> to Reach/attain

Climb –> Ascend

Clothes –> Garment

Dirty/ polluted –> Contaminated

Danger –> Peril

Dare –> Challenge

Dad –> Father

Describe –> Depict

Deal with –> Handle

Dim –> Indistinct

Death –> Demise

Deal –> with Manage

Drop out –> of Withdraw (from)

End –> Terminate/ Finish

Ease –> Facilitate

Eager –> Avid

Expect –> Anticipate

Enough –> Sufficient

Explain –> Disclose

End –> Terminate

Empty –> Vacant

Enjoyment –> Gratification 

Friendly –> Amiable

Free –> Liberate

Fork out –> Pay (money)

Fall out –> Quarrel

Fight –> Combat

Get –> Receive

Get out –> Escape

Go –> Depart

Go before –> Precede

Go after –> Pursue

Good looking –> Attractive

Give –> Donate

Go down –> Decrease

Go through –> Examine

Good for –> Beneficial

Go ahead –> Proceed

Go up –> Increase

Go on –> Continue

Go out of –> Exit

Give up –> Quit

Get away –> Elude

Go away –> Leave/ depart

Give out –> Distribute

Go against –> Oppose

Get –> Obtain

Good –> Positive

Get by –> Survive

Hit out at –> Criticise

Hungry –> Famished

Here –> Present

Help –> Assist

Hopeless –> Futile

Happy –> Pleased

Hurry –> Haste, hasten

Hurt –> Damage

Idea –> Notion

Imagine –> Envisage

In charge of –> Responsible

Iron out –> Solve/overcome

Job –> Occupation

Keep –> Preserve

Kidding –> Jesting

Kids –> Children

Look up to –> Respect

Look at –> Regard

Lucky –> Fortunate

Lead to –> Cause

Let –> Allow

Lucky –> Fortunate

Lack –> Deficiency

Look for –> Seek

Let –> Permit

Live –> Reside

Leave out –> Omit

Look like –> Resemble

Lively –> Energetic

Laid back –> Relaxed

Live –> Reside

Look into –> Investigate

Make up –> Fabricate

Mainly –> Principally

Mad –> Insane

Maybe –> Perhaps

Mend –> Repair

Marvelous –> Exceptional

Need –> Require

Naked –> Nude

Next/later –> Subsequently

Old –> Elderly

Over At an –> end

Okay, ok –> Acceptable

Older –> Senior

Put off –> Postpone

Pay back –> Repay

Put/ set down –> Deposit

Pin down –> Determine

Put in –> Insert

Pick up –> Collect

Put up with –> Tolerate

Point out –> Indicate 

Really big –> Considerable

Remove –> Eliminate

Rack up –> Accumulate

Refer to –> Consult

Rich –> Wealthy

Round –> Circular

Right –> Correct

Show –> Demonstrate

Speed up –> Accelerate

Stop –> Cease

Set up –> Establish

Sick –> ill

Stubborn –> Obstinate

Start/ Begin –> Commence

Shorten –> Decrease

Settle for –> Choose

Say no –> Reject

Small –> Diminutive

See –> Observe

So –> Therefore

Sight –> Vision

Seem –> Appear

Set out –> Display

Seem –> Appear

Sweat –> Perspiration

Say sorry –> Apologise

Say –> Express

Talk into –> Persuade

Tired –> Exhausted/ Fatigued

Throw away –> Discard

Take out –> Remove

Test –> Experiment

Thanks –> Gratitude

Tough –> Difficult

Try out –> Test

Talk about –> Discuss/consider

Throw –> out Eject

Think of –> Conceive

Try –> Endeavour

Think about –> Consider

Tell –> Inform

Use –> Utilize

Wood –> Timber

Want/ hope –> Desire

Wrong –> Incorrect

Wait for –> Await

Want –> Desire

Worse –> Inferior

Whole –> Entire/Complete

Young –> Youthful.

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