Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 136 · 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 “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) go up
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) descend (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) enquire
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) later
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) bicycle
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) often (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) physician
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) many (d) about
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) leave
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) phone (d) bike
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) live (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) funds
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) subsequently
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) therefore
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) previous (d) sufficient
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) help (d) live
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) commence
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) let
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) children (d) citizens
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) end (d) buy
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) verify (c) commence (d) reside

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