Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 302 · 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 “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) bike (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) think about
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) require (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) previous (d) fortunate
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) assist (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) frequently
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) desire
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) end
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) many (c) enough (d) lucky
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) ascend
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) error (d) residence
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) right away (d) about
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) frequently (d) previously
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) verify (c) commence (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) error
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) physician (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator

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