Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 444 · 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 “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) let (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) try
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) end
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) purchase
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) show (c) live (d) need
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) discover (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) require (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) examination (d) error
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) live (d) help
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) entire (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) error
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) approximately (d) previously
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) money (c) doctor (d) phone
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) children (d) citizens
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) desire (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) commence (d) inform
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) converse (d) require
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) substantial
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) bicycle
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) live (c) talk (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) numerous

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