Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 31 · 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 “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) start
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) live (d) tell
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) purchase (d) require
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) reside (d) require
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) bicycle
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) approximately
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) companion
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) test (d) money
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) frequently (d) previously
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) numerous
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) talk (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) reside (d) conclude
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) show
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) whole (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) substantial
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) consider
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) old
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) desire (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) many
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) lucky (d) often
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) house
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously

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