Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 476 · 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 “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) get
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) conclude
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) talk
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) later
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) tell (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) consider (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) job
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) physician (d) occupation
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) commence
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) old
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) error (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) attempt
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) additionally
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) reside (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) conclude (d) require
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) live (d) help
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) receive
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) occupation (d) error
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) substantial
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) error

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder