Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 448 · 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 “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) enquire (d) require
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) old
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) enquire
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) respond (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) approximately
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) inform (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) numerous
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) doctor (c) money (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) test
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) residence
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) tell (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) assist
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) think about
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) observe
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) error
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) start (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation

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