Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 530 · 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 “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) right away (d) lucky
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) subsequently
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) frequently (d) previously
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) talk (d) need
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) lucky (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) many
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) reside (c) converse (d) purchase
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) start (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) live (d) tell
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) tell (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) doctor (d) bike
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) enquire (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) leave (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) show (d) need
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) commence (d) assist
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) error
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) bike (c) job (d) phone
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) require (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) also (d) enough
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) purchase

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