Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 245 · 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) enough (b) often (c) also (d) lucky
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) boss (d) phone
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) residence
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) get
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) entire (d) previous
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) money (c) house (d) phone
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) later (d) often
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) let (d) live
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) previous
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) bike (d) money
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) buy (d) live
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) help (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) assist
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) converse
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) conclude (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) try
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) physician
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) attempt (c) purchase (d) inform
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) companion (c) occupation (d) error
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) supervisor

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