Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 122 · 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 “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) assist
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) receive (c) reside (d) assist
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) phone (d) bike
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) previous
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) permit (c) purchase (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) frequently
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) assist
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) live (c) say sorry (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) consider
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) give
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) discover
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) boss
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) citizens (d) children
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) observe (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) enough (d) about
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) immediately (d) previously
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) verify
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) money (d) bike
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) additionally (c) approximately (d) immediately
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) let
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) show (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) later (d) enough
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) old
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) whole (d) lucky

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