Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 514 · 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 “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) subsequently
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) get
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) live (d) need
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) companion
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) substantial
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) conclude
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) purchase (d) conclude
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) purchase (d) conclude
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) many (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) require (d) purchase
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) boss
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) supervisor
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) funds
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) money (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) end
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) conclude
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) however (d) approximately
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) descend (d) require
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) think about
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) lucky (d) about
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) conclude
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) live (c) say sorry (d) buy

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