Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 200 · 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 “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) try (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) later (d) often
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) bike (c) house (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) assist
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) discover (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) conclude (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) tell (d) live
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) approximately
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) go up (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) converse
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) talk (d) need
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
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 “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) inform
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) permit
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) purchase (d) require
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) numerous
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) previously
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) principal
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) commence
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) whole
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) reside (d) purchase

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