Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 203 · 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 “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) right away (d) often
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) telephone (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) physician
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) talk (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) money (c) doctor (d) phone
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) error (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) commence
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) previous
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) approximately (d) previously
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) inform (d) assist
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) children (d) colleagues
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) consider
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) reside (c) descend (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) boss (d) phone
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) whole
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) numerous
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) conclude
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) money (d) phone

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