Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 478 · 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 “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) tell (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) phone (d) money
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) help (d) tell
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) additionally (d) approximately
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) descend (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) need (d) help
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) colleagues (c) citizens (d) adults
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) many
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) buy (d) live
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) depart (d) require
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) test (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) attempt (c) purchase (d) inform
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) phone (c) money (d) bike

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