Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 524 · 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) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) also (d) often
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) previously
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) think about (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) refrigerator
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) error
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) verify (d) commence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) live (c) help (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) mistake
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) let (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) elderly
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) attempt (d) inform
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) receive (d) inform
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) immediately (d) approximately
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) try (c) live (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) say sorry (d) help
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) reside (d) require
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) lucky (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) buy (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) children (d) citizens
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) however

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