Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 250 · 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 “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) depart
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) conclude
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) bike (d) phone
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) purchase
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) respond (d) require
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) immediately
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) tell (d) help
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) substantial (d) sufficient
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) previously (d) frequently
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) require (d) enquire
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) purchase (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) supervisor
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) need (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) adults (d) colleagues
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) immediately
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) right away
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) help (d) live
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) desire
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) funds (c) error (d) residence

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