Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 379 · 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 “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) ask (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) residence (c) funds (d) occupation
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) whole
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) attempt
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) enough (d) often
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) often (d) so
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) reside (d) conclude
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) require
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) tell (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) additionally (c) immediately (d) previously
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) reside (d) conclude
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) permit (c) conclude (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) get (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) give (d) live
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) desire (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) boss
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell

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