Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 383 · 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 formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) telephone
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) phone (d) money
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) help (d) go down
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) let (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) ascend (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) discover
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) commence (c) purchase (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) also
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) apologise
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) attempt
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) funds (d) error
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) elderly (d) fortunate
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) examination
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) require
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) occupation
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) assist (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) end
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) buy (d) live

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