Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 152 · 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 “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) observe (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) require (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) give
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) live (d) need
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) get
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) respond
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) residence (d) error
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) inform
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) often (d) about
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) about (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) think about (d) help
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) commence
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) live (d) buy
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) receive (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) right away (d) lucky
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) demonstrate
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) go down (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) test (d) bike
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) companion
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) boss (d) fridge
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) subsequently
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) funds (c) occupation (d) residence
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) lucky (d) about

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