Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 323 · 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 “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) say sorry
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) observe
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) provide (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) show (d) need
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) require
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) reside (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) ask
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) whole (d) enough
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) substantial
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) go up
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) examination (d) residence
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) talk (d) need
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) depart (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) subsequently
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) funds (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) later (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) consider (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) enquire (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) many
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) approximately (d) immediately
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) think about
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) enough (d) lucky
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire

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