Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 159 · 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 “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) funds (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) respond (d) require
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) permit (d) conclude
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) but (d) often
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) adults (d) colleagues
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) also
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) conclude
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) need (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) fortunate
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) buy (d) live
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) descend (d) require
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) try (c) live (d) buy
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) whole
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) verify (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) desire (c) purchase (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) get (d) help
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) principal
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) subsequently
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) physician (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about

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