Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 111 · 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 “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) enquire (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) residence (d) error
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) elderly (c) sufficient (d) previous
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) help (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) let
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) previous
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) bike (c) house (d) phone
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) provide (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) buy (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) ascend
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) get
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) later (d) enough
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) adults (d) children
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) apologise
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) show
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) tell (c) give (d) buy
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) telephone (d) residence

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