Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 173 · 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 “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) enquire (d) provide
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) adults (d) citizens
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) conclude (d) require
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) reside (c) purchase (d) commence
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) depart (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) funds (c) residence (d) occupation
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) before (c) enough (d) often
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) principal
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) about (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) phone (d) bike
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) inform
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) go down (d) need
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) think about
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) physician (d) error
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) discover
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) job
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) bike (c) test (d) phone
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) receive (d) assist
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) enquire (d) conclude

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