Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 282 · 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 “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) elderly
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) verify (d) commence
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) help (c) need (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) principal
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) buy (c) leave (d) tell
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) live (d) help
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) often (c) about (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) phone (d) bike
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) desire (d) conclude
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) additionally
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) also (d) enough
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) previous (d) immediately
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) ascend (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) lucky (d) about
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) apologise
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) purchase (b) inform (c) attempt (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) supervisor
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) conclude
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) money (c) doctor (d) phone
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) discover
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky

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