Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 429 · 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 “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) physician (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) permit (c) reside (d) conclude
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) tell (d) live
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) lucky (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) live (d) buy
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) previously
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) phone (d) bike
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) citizens
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) reside (d) conclude
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) funds (c) error (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) immediately
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) show (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) whole (d) lucky
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy

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