Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 290 · 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 “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) enquire (d) provide
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) think about
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) frequently (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) previously
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) colleagues (d) citizens
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) however
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) consider
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) approximately
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) require
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) reside (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) substantial
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) job
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) therefore
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) require (d) reside

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