Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 170 · 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 “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) telephone
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) occupation (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) before
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) give (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) children (d) colleagues
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) provide (d) require
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) previously
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
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 “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) live (d) help
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) try (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) discover (c) reside (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) later
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) enough (d) about
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) apologise (d) conclude
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) frequently (d) previously
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) additionally (c) previously (d) approximately
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) require (c) converse (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) show
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) frequently
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require

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