Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 147 · 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 “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) children (d) adults
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) ask (d) live
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) error (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) residence
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) require (d) enquire
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) funds (c) residence (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) whole (d) enough
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) receive (d) inform
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) permit
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) phone (c) house (d) bike
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) mistake
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) conclude
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) boss
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) old (d) lucky
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) show
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) help (d) live
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) frequently
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) entire (d) fortunate
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) tell (c) get (d) live
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) before
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) bicycle
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) verify (c) commence (d) reside

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