Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 399 · 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 “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) live (d) help
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) buy (d) go down
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) help (d) live
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) start (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) inform
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) help (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) assist (d) inform
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) however (d) frequently
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) colleagues (d) citizens
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) phone (d) money
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) talk (d) live
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) also (d) enough
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) bicycle (d) occupation
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) descend
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) desire
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) live (d) help
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) test (d) phone
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) consider
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previous (d) sufficient
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) whole

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