Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 17 · 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 “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) discover (d) conclude
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) examination
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) need (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) buy (d) need
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) also (d) lucky
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) enough (d) about
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) conclude
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) reside (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) whole (d) lucky
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) buy (d) live
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) help (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) depart
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) citizens (d) colleagues
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) error (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) residence

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