Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 224 · 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) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) verify (c) commence (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) converse (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) consider
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) elderly (d) sufficient
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) start (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) depart
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) give
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) therefore
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) immediately
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) let (c) live (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) respond
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) bike (c) house (d) phone
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) many
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about

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