Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 277 · 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 “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) verify (c) reside (d) commence
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) buy (d) live
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) many
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) bike (c) house (d) phone
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) principal (d) fortunate
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) try (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) elderly (d) sufficient
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) desire (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) enquire (d) provide
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) examination (d) error
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) discover
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) ascend (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) inform
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) commence
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) show
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) doctor
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) live (d) help

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