Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 417 · 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 “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) end (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) examination
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) ask (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) test
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) ascend (d) conclude
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) try (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) often (d) about
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) give
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) citizens
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) additionally (c) approximately (d) immediately
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) companion
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) consider (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) previous
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) respond
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) get
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) buy (d) go down
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) also (c) lucky (d) enough
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) immediately (d) approximately
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) permit (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) telephone (d) error
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) often (d) enough
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) phone (d) fridge
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) converse (d) reside

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