Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 266 · 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 “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) enquire
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) reside (c) converse (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) bicycle
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) respond (c) reside (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) go down (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) observe (d) require
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) talk (d) need
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) previous (d) approximately
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) later (d) about
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) live
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) job (c) phone (d) money
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) get (c) help (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) ascend (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) substantial
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) examination (d) error
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) buy (d) live
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) require (d) purchase

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