Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 479 · 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 “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) assist
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) test (d) bike
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) also (d) enough
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) examination (d) residence
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) help
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) often (d) about
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) require
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) go down (d) need
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) let (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) refrigerator
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) apologise
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) think about
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) previous (d) fortunate
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) give (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) colleagues (d) citizens
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) immediately
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) reside (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) about (d) often
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent

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