Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 472 · 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 “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) desire
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) discover (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) companion
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) tell (d) live
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) reside (d) assist
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) error (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) require (c) depart (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) let (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) reside (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) attempt (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) reside (d) require
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) physician (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) help (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) previous
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) later (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) substantial
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) error (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) need (d) help

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