Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 325 · 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 “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) occupation (d) error
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) entire
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) think about (d) live
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) doctor
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) purchase (d) conclude
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) verify
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) error
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) permit
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) job
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) therefore (c) frequently (d) previously
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) reside (d) conclude
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) companion (d) error
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) ascend (d) conclude
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) respond
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) substantial
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) numerous
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) assist
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) receive

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