Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 289 · 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 “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) let (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) receive (d) inform
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) think about
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) get
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) need (c) help (d) go down
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) give
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) tell (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) fortunate
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) show (d) need
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) occupation
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) try
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) test (d) bike
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) require (d) provide
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) desire
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) depart
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) live (d) need
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) residence
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) purchase (d) require
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) companion (d) error
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) numerous (d) fortunate
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) buy (d) live
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) principal (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) sufficient

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