Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 124 · 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 “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) error
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) apologise (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) supervisor
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) adults
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) physician
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) assist
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) verify (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) conclude (d) require
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) converse (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) also
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) bicycle
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) talk (d) need
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) however (d) approximately
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) assist
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) therefore
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy

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