Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 447 · 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) end (c) buy (d) live
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) live (d) tell
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) apologise (d) conclude
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) demonstrate
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) reside (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) go down (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) depart (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) desire (d) conclude
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) reside (d) require
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) also
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) help (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) mistake
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) whole
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) principal (d) previous
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) immediately
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) discover (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) talk (d) live
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) later (c) about (d) often
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) about (d) lucky

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