Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 441 · 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 “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) buy (d) live
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) bicycle
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) doctor
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) about (d) often
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) previous (d) fortunate
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) talk (d) need
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) lucky (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) children (d) colleagues
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) require (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) numerous (d) fortunate
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) leave
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) depart
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) enough (d) about
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) money (c) house (d) phone
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) telephone
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) give (d) buy
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) physician
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate

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