Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 516 · 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 “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) buy (d) help
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) get (d) help
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) commence
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) inform
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) right away (d) often
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) whole
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) later (d) often
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) help (c) buy (d) live
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) require (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) frequently (d) previously
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) boss (d) phone
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) adults (d) colleagues
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) supervisor (d) occupation
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) many (d) enough
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) about (c) often (d) so
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) principal (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) try
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) live (d) tell

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