Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 317 · 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 “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) assist (d) receive
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) about (d) often
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) reside (d) require
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) respond (d) purchase
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) verify
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) also (d) often
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) numerous
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) reside (c) require (d) conclude
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) observe (d) require
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) ascend
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) depart
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) before
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) commence
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) doctor
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) phone (d) fridge
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) substantial (d) fortunate
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough

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