Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 431 · 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 “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) permit
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) live (d) help
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) often (c) enough (d) about
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) discover (c) reside (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) show
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) enough (d) about
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) previously
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) buy (d) live
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) need (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) require (d) provide
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) buy (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) reside (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) ask
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) about (d) lucky
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) before (d) enough
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) ascend
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) inform (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) phone (d) money
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) depart (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate

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