Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

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

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