Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 155 · 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 “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) need (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) assist (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) talk (d) need
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) approximately
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) tell (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) commence
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) doctor (d) bike
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) inform (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) bike (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) about (d) lucky
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) bike (d) phone
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) respond
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get

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