Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 262 · 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 “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) start
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) children (d) citizens
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) elderly (c) previous (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) live (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) boss (c) bike (d) fridge
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) previously (d) frequently
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) error
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) inform
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) tell (d) live
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) residence (d) error
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) mistake (d) money
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) desire
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) error
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) help (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) apologise
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) respond
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) inform (d) assist
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) require (d) purchase

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