Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 274 · 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 “depart”? (a) leave (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) help
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) lucky (d) about
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) respond (c) require (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) live (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) enquire (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) conclude
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) whole
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) test
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) about (d) often
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) buy (d) go down
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) reside (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) go up (d) live
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) descend (d) require
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) enough (c) old (d) lucky
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) funds (c) residence (d) error
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) consider
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) about (d) often
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) try
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) bicycle
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) phone (d) money
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) companion (c) residence (d) occupation
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase

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