Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 227 · 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 “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) discover (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) reside (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) lucky (d) enough
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) assist
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) purchase (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) provide (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) doctor (d) bike
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) residence (d) error
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) inform
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) attempt (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) bike (c) test (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) before (c) often (d) enough
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) additionally (d) previously
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) consider (c) reside (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) boss (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) citizens (d) children
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately

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