Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 468 · 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 “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) help (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) attempt
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) live (d) help
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) elderly (d) sufficient
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) immediately
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) however
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) consider
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) leave (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) assist
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) test (d) bike
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) lucky (d) enough
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) doctor (c) bike (d) money
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) previous
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike

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