Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 252 · 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 “leave”? (a) depart (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) get
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) therefore (d) frequently
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) previous
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) bike (c) fridge (d) phone
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) later (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) money (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) ascend
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) conclude
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) need (c) go down (d) help
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) right away
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) provide (d) require
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) elderly
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) frequently
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) examination (d) occupation
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) about (d) often
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) subsequently
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) occupation (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) many
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) physician (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) purchase (d) require
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error

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