Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 505 · 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 “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) receive
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) buy (d) live
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) let
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) enquire (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) end
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) sufficient
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) fortunate
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) entire (c) previous (d) sufficient
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) desire (d) conclude
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) descend
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) boss
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) doctor (d) bike
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) physician (c) error (d) occupation
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) need (d) live
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) immediately
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) approximately (d) immediately
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) bicycle
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) colleagues (c) adults (d) children
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) help (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) inform (d) reside

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