Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 488 · 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 everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) ask (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) apologise
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) phone (d) money
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) occupation (d) error
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) try (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) about (d) often
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) about (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) enquire (d) provide
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) previously
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) previous
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) citizens
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) consider
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) think about
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) leave
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) doctor (d) money
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) test
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) live
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) job (c) phone (d) money
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) reside (d) purchase
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often

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