Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 358 · 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 “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) error (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) examination
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) discover
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) converse (d) require
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) sufficient
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) give (d) tell
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) funds
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) receive
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) tell (d) need
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) verify
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) reside (d) provide
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) also
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) desire (d) conclude
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) ascend (d) conclude
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) before
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) live (d) buy
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) right away
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) attempt
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside

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