Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 410 · 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 “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) need (c) live (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) receive
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) live
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) think about
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) principal
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) get
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) previous
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) go down (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) phone (d) bike
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) approximately
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) observe (c) purchase (d) require
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) leave
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) bicycle
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) money (d) bike
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) require
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) conclude (d) enquire
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) also
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) error
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) verify (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) physician
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) apologise
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) substantial
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate

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