Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 275 · 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) reside (b) discover (c) conclude (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) colleagues (d) citizens
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) mistake (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) often (d) enough
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) live (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) ask
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) house
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) occupation
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) often (d) about
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) previously (d) frequently
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) assist
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) verify (c) commence (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) principal (d) fortunate
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) depart
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) go up

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