Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 259 · 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) require (b) reside (c) depart (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) live (d) help
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) reside (d) assist
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) commence
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) often (d) lucky
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) mistake (d) money
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) reside (c) require (d) enquire
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) about (d) enough
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) doctor
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) subsequently
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) subsequently
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) talk
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) try (d) live
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) go up
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) say sorry
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) show (c) need (d) live
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) previously
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) get
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) previous
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previous (d) sufficient
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) also (d) enough
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) substantial

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