Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 283 · 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 “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) show (c) need (d) live
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 “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) adults (d) colleagues
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) additionally (c) previously (d) immediately
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) substantial
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) let (d) tell
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) elderly
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) respond
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) commence (d) inform
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) buy (d) need
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) whole (d) often
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) consider (d) conclude
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) buy (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) enough (d) often
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) before (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) apologise
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) help (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) old
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often

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