Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 175 · 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 “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) need (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) desire
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) give
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) funds
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) previous (d) fortunate
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) get (d) live
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) phone (d) bike
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) purchase (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) respond (c) require (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) also
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) error
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) live (d) tell
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) later
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) before
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) entire
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) enough (d) lucky
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) receive
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) buy (d) help
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) enquire (d) provide
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) previously
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) boss (d) bike
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need

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