Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 537 · 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 “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) require
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) assist (d) conclude
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) later
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) previously
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) require
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) bike (d) phone
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) purchase (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) help (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) job (d) money
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) bicycle (d) residence
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) conclude (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) inform (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) doctor
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) telephone
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) require (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk

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