Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 533 · 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 “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) reside (d) require
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) elderly (c) previous (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) show (d) need
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) tell (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) reside (c) inform (d) assist
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) enough (d) lucky
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) permit (c) conclude (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) previous
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) attempt (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) help (d) live
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) live (d) help
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) approximately (d) immediately
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) descend
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) also (d) enough
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) job (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) start
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) reside (d) require
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) physician
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) live (d) help
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) bicycle
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) consider (d) conclude

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