Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

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

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