Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 195 · 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 “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) buy (d) live
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) house
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) reside (d) conclude
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) occupation (d) residence
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) say sorry (d) live
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) doctor
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) get
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) test
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) colleagues (c) adults (d) citizens
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) error
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) live (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) lucky (d) often
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) immediately
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) inform (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) buy (d) live
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) substantial
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) funds (d) residence

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