Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 398 · 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 “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) supervisor (d) residence
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) bike (c) doctor (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) commence
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) provide (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) frequently
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) house
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) adults
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) verify
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) ascend
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) discover (c) purchase (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) buy (c) live (d) help
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) right away (d) about
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) try
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) require (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) funds (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) numerous
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) telephone
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously

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