Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 303 · 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 “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) previous
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) require (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) buy (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) examination
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) bike (d) phone
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) conclude
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) need (d) help
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) try (d) live
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) ascend
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) discover (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) test
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) apologise (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) funds (c) error (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) whole
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) let (d) live
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) however (d) frequently
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) buy (d) need
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) verify
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) money (d) phone
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) companion (d) error

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