Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 260 · 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 “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) discover
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) refrigerator (c) occupation (d) error
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) live (c) talk (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) leave (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) provide (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) about (d) so
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) go up
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) examination
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) additionally (c) previously (d) approximately
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) tell (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) end (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) conclude
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) elderly
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) live (d) help
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) converse (c) require (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) previously
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) boss
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) test
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) require (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) ascend (d) conclude
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previous (d) sufficient
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) error

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