Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 286 · 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 “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) assist
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) children (d) colleagues
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) whole
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) verify (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) conclude (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) reside (d) conclude
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) help (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) right away
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) previously
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) ask
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) error
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) reside (d) provide
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) entire
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) buy (d) need
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) discover (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) depart
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) go up (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) many (c) lucky (d) enough
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) boss
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) buy (c) need (d) live
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) bike (d) phone
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) also (d) often

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