Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 263 · 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 “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) receive (d) inform
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) assist
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) funds
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) discover
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) approximately (d) immediately
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) need (c) go down (d) help
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) also
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) enough (c) old (d) lucky
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) let (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) about (c) often (d) enough
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) ask
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) tell (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) require (d) provide
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) job
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) however (d) approximately
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) inform (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) show (d) need
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside

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