Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 142 · 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 “descend”? (a) go down (b) buy (c) need (d) help
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) tell (d) live
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) consider
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) reside (d) provide
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) give (d) live
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) ask (d) help
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) sufficient
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) children
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) receive
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) before (d) enough
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) apologise
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) lucky (d) about
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) house (d) money
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) leave (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) help (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) elderly
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) whole
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) talk (d) live
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) live (c) need (d) buy
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) substantial
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside

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