Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 484 · 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 “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) error (d) residence
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) entire (d) previous
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) conclude
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) converse (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) help (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) sufficient
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) phone (d) bike
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) need (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) require (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) start
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) old
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) need (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) reside (c) descend (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) job
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) end (d) help
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) inform (d) assist
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) inform (c) conclude (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) however (d) frequently
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) principal (c) fortunate (d) previous
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) purchase (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live

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