Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 459 · 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) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) physician
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) examination
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) numerous
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) often (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) ascend
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) approximately
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) attempt
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) leave (d) need
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) buy (d) go down
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) also (d) lucky
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) therefore (c) previously (d) frequently
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) desire
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) live (c) buy (d) need
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) test (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) mistake (d) money
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) funds
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) reside (d) provide
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) adults (d) colleagues
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) go up (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) think about (d) help
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) reside (d) conclude
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) lucky (d) often
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) before (d) enough
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) many (d) about
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) reside

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