Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 420 · 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 “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) subsequently
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) try
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) companion (c) occupation (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) converse
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) later (d) often
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) consider (d) conclude
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) error (d) residence
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) end
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) supervisor
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) live (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) live (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) live (d) need
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) before (d) often
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) commence
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) doctor (d) bike
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) previous (c) immediately (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) discover
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) go up
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) receive (d) inform
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) additionally
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) right away (d) lucky
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy

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