Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 512 · 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 “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) require (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) desire (d) conclude
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) physician
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) try
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) enquire (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) buy (d) help
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) end (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) boss
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) before
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) examination (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) test
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) however
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) think about

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