Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 47 · 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 “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) boss
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) also
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) supervisor (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) reside (c) converse (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) numerous
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) leave (d) need
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) funds
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) commence
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) attempt
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) depart
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) help (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) about (d) enough
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) principal (c) fortunate (d) previous
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) job
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) additionally
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) sufficient
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) error
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) permit
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) buy (d) tell

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