Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 256 · 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 “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) phone (d) money
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) occupation (d) error
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) entire
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) before
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) fortunate
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) inform
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) immediately
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) inform (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) therefore (d) previously
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) refrigerator
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) previous
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) discover
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) buy (d) live
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) physician
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) require (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) later
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) about (d) enough
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) old (d) lucky
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) require (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) attempt
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) reside (d) require

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