Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 308 · 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 “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) job
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) children (d) citizens
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) require (d) provide
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) purchase (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) often (d) lucky
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) verify
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) occupation (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) show (c) need (d) live
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) but (c) often (d) about
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) inform
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) leave (d) need
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) also
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) elderly
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) bike (c) fridge (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) money (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) substantial (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) ascend
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake

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