Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 428 · 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 “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) need (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) discover (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) demonstrate
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) often (c) right away (d) lucky
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) help (d) live
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) go up (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) end
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) mistake
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) immediately
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) companion (c) residence (d) occupation
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) assist (d) receive
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) buy (d) need
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) entire (d) previous
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) also
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) try
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) desire (d) conclude
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) verify

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