Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 397 · 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 “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) need (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) observe
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) additionally (d) approximately
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) subsequently
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) buy (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) companion (d) error
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) later (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) converse (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) try
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) go up (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) previous
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) boss (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) depart
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) physician (d) error
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) house
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) residence (d) occupation
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
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 “right away”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) purchase (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) old (d) often
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) right away (d) often
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) let

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