Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 380 · 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 “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) leave
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) later (d) about
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) conclude
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) residence (d) error
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) start (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previous
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) require (d) enquire
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) before
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) elderly (d) sufficient
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) permit
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) test (d) bike
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) occupation (d) residence
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) talk (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) whole
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) live (d) help
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) residence (d) error
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) phone (d) money
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) right away
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend

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