Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 221 · 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 everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) reside (d) enquire
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) give (d) tell
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) go down (d) need
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) reside (c) require (d) conclude
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) purchase (d) require
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) ask
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) discover
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) error
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) observe
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) error (d) occupation
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) previously (d) approximately
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) buy (c) leave (d) tell
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previous (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) go up
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) many (d) about
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) before
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) whole
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) test
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) require (c) converse (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) verify (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside

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