Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 434 · 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 “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) show
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) provide (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) reside (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) desire (d) conclude
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) whole
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) physician (d) residence
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) help (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) children (d) colleagues
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) attempt
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) fortunate
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) elderly
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) often (d) enough
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) old (d) often
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) subsequently
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) about (d) enough
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) verify
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) telephone
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) enquire (d) conclude

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