Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 381 · 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 “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) examination
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) supervisor
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) ascend
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) let
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) entire (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) end (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) inform (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) previous (d) immediately
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) boss (c) fridge (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) immediately
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) colleagues (c) children (d) adults
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) test (d) phone
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) often (d) enough
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) elderly (d) fortunate
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) consider
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) receive (d) inform
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) sufficient
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) companion
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) depart (d) reside

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