Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 416 · 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 “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) therefore
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) live (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) before
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) companion (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) sufficient
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) desire
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) additionally
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) live (d) help
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) verify (c) commence (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) adults (d) colleagues
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) doctor (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) show
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) live (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) permit (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) buy (d) go down
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) bike (d) phone
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) buy (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) respond
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) immediately

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