Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 119 · 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 everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) entire
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) leave (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) help (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) principal (c) sufficient (d) previous
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) about (c) enough (d) often
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) give (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) right away
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) go down (d) need
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) live (c) show (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) respond (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) doctor (d) money
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) approximately
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) job
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) say sorry
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) talk
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) conclude (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) discover (c) reside (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) live (d) help
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live

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