Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 457 · 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) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) consider
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) attempt
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) reside (c) depart (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) phone (d) money
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) therefore
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) about (c) many (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) need (d) go down
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) observe (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) end (d) help
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) tell (d) buy
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) bicycle (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) ascend
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) commence
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) tell (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) frequently
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) inform
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) boss
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) talk (d) need
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) error
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) ask (d) live
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) colleagues (c) adults (d) citizens

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