Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 463 · 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 “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) error
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) assist
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) buy (c) need (d) live
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) apologise (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) help (d) live
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) often (d) lucky
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) purchase (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) adults (d) children
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) need (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) get
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) buy (d) help
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) desire
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) verify (c) reside (d) purchase
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) but (c) about (d) often
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) show
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) previous (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) subsequently
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) give
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) additionally (c) immediately (d) previously
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) bike (d) phone
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) funds
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) old (d) lucky

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