Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 201 · 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 “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) ascend
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) enough (d) lucky
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) however
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) phone (d) bike
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) elderly
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) discover (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) let
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) additionally
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) try
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) later (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) get
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) leave (c) buy (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) give (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) depart
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) immediately (d) approximately
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) residence
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) house (d) money
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation

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