Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 154 · 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 “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) previous
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) entire (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) commence (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) also (c) enough (d) lucky
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) about (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) previous
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) receive
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) adults (d) colleagues
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) error (d) occupation
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) conclude (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) enough (d) lucky
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) frequently (d) previously
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) buy (d) live
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) observe
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) error (d) residence
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) enquire
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) old

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