Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 509 · 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 “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) desire
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) buy (d) need
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) physician (d) occupation
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) commence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) therefore (d) approximately
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) subsequently
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) discover (c) purchase (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) frequently
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) live (d) help
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) help (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) commence
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) require (d) provide
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) buy (d) help
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) observe (c) purchase (d) require
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) test
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) reside (c) purchase (d) commence
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) think about (d) help
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often

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