Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 204 · 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) error (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) residence
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) permit
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) lucky (d) enough
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) ascend (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) physician (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) assist (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) discover (c) conclude (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) refrigerator
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) help (d) need
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) often (d) lucky
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) let (d) buy
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) live (d) help
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) leave (c) tell (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) house (d) money
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) give
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) money (d) bike
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) show
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) think about (d) help

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