Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 281 · 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 “numerous”? (a) enough (b) about (c) many (d) lucky
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) start
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) lucky (d) often
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) bike (d) money
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) permit
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) get (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) buy (d) live
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) end
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) desire (c) purchase (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) think about (d) help
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) reside (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) live (d) help
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) therefore
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) examination (d) occupation
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) numerous
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) doctor (d) bike
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) companion (c) error (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) boss (d) fridge
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) need (d) tell
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) require

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