Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 222 · 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 “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) buy (d) help
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) also (d) lucky
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) subsequently
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) inform (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) job
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) apologise (d) conclude
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) purchase (d) require
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) refrigerator
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) numerous
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) about (d) often
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) inform (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) buy (d) live
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) residence (d) error
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) attempt
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) leave
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) approximately (d) previously
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) funds
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) live (d) need
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) reside

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