Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 233 · 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 “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) elderly (d) fortunate
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) attempt
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) commence
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) about (c) enough (d) often
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) help (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) about (d) enough
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) give (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) live (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) live (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) frequently
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) depart (d) require
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) consider (d) conclude
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) live (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) think about
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) go down (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) subsequently
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) conclude (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) ascend
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) but (c) about (d) often
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) boss (d) phone

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