Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 53 · 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 “often”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) therefore (c) frequently (d) previously
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) residence (d) occupation
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) old
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) previously
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) help (c) need (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) assist (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) previous
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) enquire (d) conclude
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) reside (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) permit (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) live (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) many
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) live (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) conclude (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) supervisor
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) apologise (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) leave (d) need
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) observe
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) before (d) about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) error

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