Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 146 · 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 “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) house (d) bike
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) inform (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) substantial (d) sufficient
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) help (d) live
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) leave (d) need
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) job (d) money
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) enough (d) often
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) boss (d) fridge
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) error (d) residence
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) money (d) bike
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) bicycle (d) occupation
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) about (d) often
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) examination (d) error
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) get (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) money (d) bike
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) start (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) many (d) enough
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) supervisor (d) error
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) funds
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) go up
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) buy (d) help
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) consider
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) lucky (d) enough

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