Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 500 · 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 “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) often (d) lucky
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) live (d) help
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) get (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) supervisor
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) ask
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) children (d) colleagues
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) live (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) start
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) old
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) reside (d) provide
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) therefore
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) observe
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previous
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) refrigerator
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) entire (c) sufficient (d) previous
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) subsequently
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) show
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) permit (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) companion (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) enough (d) about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside

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