Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 247 · 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 “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) let
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) commence (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) discover
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) whole (d) lucky
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) additionally
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) money (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) job
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) principal (d) previous
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) help (c) buy (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) buy (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) reside (c) require (d) enquire
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) numerous (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) bike (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) depart (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) give (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) require (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) residence (d) occupation
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) tell (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) later

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