Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 121 · 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 “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) help (d) live
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) get (d) help
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) start (d) help
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) many (d) about
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) previous
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) assist (d) receive
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) ask
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) let (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) provide (c) reside (d) require
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) previously
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) require
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) live (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) often (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) attempt (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) end (d) help
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) descend (d) require
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) elderly
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) bicycle
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error

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