Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 529 · 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 everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) get (d) help
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) adults
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) job (d) money
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) permit (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) respond
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) conclude
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) often (d) enough
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) talk
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) live (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) numerous (d) sufficient
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) before
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) right away
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) subsequently
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) enough (d) often
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) verify (c) purchase (d) commence
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) tell
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) lucky (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) converse
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) inform (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) previously
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) purchase (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy

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