Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 474 · 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 “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) purchase (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) many
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) money (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) discover
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) purchase (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) permit
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) observe
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) attempt (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) let (c) live (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) companion
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) conclude
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) occupation (d) residence
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) tell (d) help
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) ask (d) help
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) descend
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) end (d) help
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) start (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) boss
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform

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