Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 148 · 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 “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) lucky (d) about
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) physician (d) occupation
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 “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) go up (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) let
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) need (d) help
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) often (d) about
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) test
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) require (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) enough (c) old (d) lucky
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) desire (c) reside (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) permit (c) conclude (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) get (d) help
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) residence (d) error
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) also
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) commence (d) assist
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) substantial (d) sufficient
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) apologise
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) reside (d) enquire
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) inform
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) children (d) adults
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) whole (d) enough
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder