Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

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

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