Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 486 · 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 “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) reside (d) provide
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) commence
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) immediately
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) error (d) occupation
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) live (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) live (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) occupation
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) give (d) live
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) whole (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) approximately (d) immediately
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) respond (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) later
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) job (d) phone
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) citizens (d) colleagues
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) desire
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help

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