Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 176 · 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) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) assist (d) conclude
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) often (d) about
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) live (d) help
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) talk
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) leave (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) frequently (d) previously
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) enquire (d) provide
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) ask
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) end
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) test (c) money (d) phone
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) try
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) previous
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) also (c) lucky (d) enough
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) however
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) go up (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) purchase (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) live (c) show (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) observe
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) desire
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) error (d) residence

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