Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 385 · 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 “error”? (a) mistake (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) additionally
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) doctor
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) lucky (d) often
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) end
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) companion
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) help (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) assist (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) numerous
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) discover
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) before
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) ascend
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) depart
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) error (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) think about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate

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