Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 527 · 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 “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) go up
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) often (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) companion (d) residence
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) start
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) help (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) let (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) boss (d) bike
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) attempt
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) right away
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) additionally
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) refrigerator
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) supervisor
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) leave (d) tell
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) descend
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) converse
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) purchase (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) often (d) about
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) job (c) money (d) phone
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) live (d) need
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) help (d) live

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