Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 237 · 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 “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) show
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) help (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) examination
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) phone (d) money
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) discover
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) about (d) so
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) supervisor
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) telephone
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) verify
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) enquire
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) often (d) about
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) companion (d) error
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) therefore (d) previously
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) depart
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase

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