Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 229 · 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 “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) also
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) leave
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) say sorry (d) live
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) conclude (d) purchase
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) bike (c) fridge (d) phone
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) live (d) tell
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) house
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) respond (d) require
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) give
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) try (d) live
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) previous (d) fortunate
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) attempt
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) companion (c) occupation (d) error
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) before (d) about
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) think about (d) help
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) phone (c) money (d) bike

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