Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 109 · 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 “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) substantial (c) previous (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) residence (d) occupation
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) live (d) tell
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) inform (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) bicycle (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) subsequently
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) buy (d) live
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) buy (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) live (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) converse
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) supervisor
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) desire (c) reside (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) boss (d) bike
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) reside (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) often (d) about
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) end
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about

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