Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 435 · 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 “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) show
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) desire (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) buy (c) need (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) buy (c) need (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) additionally
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) apologise
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) sufficient
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) think about (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) job
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) principal (d) fortunate
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) give
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) funds (d) error
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) demonstrate
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) permit (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) whole (d) often
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) reside (d) require
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) help (c) buy (d) live

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder