Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 106 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) need (c) help (d) go down
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) adults (d) children
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) house
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) tell (d) live
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) refrigerator (c) occupation (d) error
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) residence (c) funds (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) therefore
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) later (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) live (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) phone (d) bike
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) approximately
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) require
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) reside (d) purchase
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) companion
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) however
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) consider
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) enough (d) about
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence

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