Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 427 · 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 “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) test
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) companion (d) error
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) leave
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) enough (d) about
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) elderly
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) show
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) approximately
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) consider
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) go up
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previous
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) colleagues (d) adults
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) permit (c) conclude (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) additionally (d) approximately
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) ask
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) conclude (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) error (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) converse
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) mistake (d) bike
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) examination (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) reside (d) provide
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) desire (c) purchase (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but

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