Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 315 · 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 “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) tell (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) inform (d) assist
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) apologise
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) reside (d) enquire
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) depart
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) enough (c) many (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) job
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) consider (d) conclude
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) money (c) doctor (d) phone
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) reside (d) conclude
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) respond (c) require (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) physician (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) principal
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) help (d) live
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) go up
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) residence (d) error
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously

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