Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 320 · 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 “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) residence (d) error
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) subsequently
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) old (d) often
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) inform (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) later (d) often
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) companion (d) occupation
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) citizens (d) colleagues
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) physician
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) previous (d) fortunate
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) let (d) tell
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) conclude
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) live (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) talk (d) need
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) refrigerator
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) right away (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) discover (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) also (d) lucky
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) commence
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) permit
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) previously (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike

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