Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 107 · 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 “tell”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) conclude
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) physician
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) reside (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) enquire (d) provide
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) respond (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) right away
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) old
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) however (d) frequently
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) lucky (d) about
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) descend (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) buy (d) help
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) say sorry
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) help (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) demonstrate
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) whole (d) lucky
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) think about
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) live (c) need (d) buy
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) ascend
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) buy (d) need

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