Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 353 · 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 “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) however
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) help (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) companion (c) error (d) occupation
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) supervisor
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) buy (c) need (d) help
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) before
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) ascend (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) end (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) help (c) say sorry (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) verify (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) desire (c) reside (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) ask (d) live
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) examination (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) purchase (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) show (d) live
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) respond
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell

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