Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 454 · 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 “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) before (d) often
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) mistake (d) bike
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) error
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) apologise
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) consider (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) ask (d) help
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) depart
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) about (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) whole
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) permit (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) live (d) buy
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) telephone
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) talk (d) live
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
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 “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) give
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) lucky (d) often
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) conclude (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) end

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