Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 129 · 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) enquire (b) conclude (c) assist (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) principal (d) fortunate
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) boss (d) bike
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) residence (d) error
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) verify (c) commence (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) whole (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) give (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) live (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) ascend
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) test
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) immediately (d) approximately
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) doctor
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) reside (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) also (d) often
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) reside (d) conclude
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) descend
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) consider
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) live (d) buy

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