Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 436 · 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 “buy”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) require
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) permit (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) often (c) enough (d) about
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) attempt (d) inform
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) assist
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) buy (d) need
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) reside (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) boss (c) fridge (d) bike
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) discover (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) frequently (d) approximately
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) help (d) live
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) elderly (c) previous (d) sufficient
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) physician
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) descend (d) require
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) require (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) end
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) say sorry (d) live
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) approximately (d) immediately
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) principal (c) previous (d) sufficient
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) think about
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) help (d) live
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) test (d) bike
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) job
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately

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