Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 378 · 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 “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) before
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) verify
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) enough (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) start (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) inform (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) discover (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) buy (d) help
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) let (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) examination (d) residence
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) depart
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) observe
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) telephone
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) fortunate
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) right away
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) inform
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) desire (c) purchase (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) money (d) bike
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly

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