Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 218 · 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 “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previous
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) enquire (d) assist
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) talk (d) live
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) help (c) buy (d) live
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) reside (d) require
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) buy (d) help
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) apologise
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) test (d) bike
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) bicycle
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) converse (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) buy (d) help
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) need (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) children (d) citizens
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) funds
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) leave
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) additionally
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) physician (d) residence
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) right away
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) previous (d) fortunate
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) supervisor (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) tell (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) error (d) residence

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