Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 539 · 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 “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) try (c) live (d) buy
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) receive
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) bike (d) money
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) commence (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) observe (c) require (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) also
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) therefore (c) previously (d) frequently
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) attempt (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) additionally (d) approximately
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) ask
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) about (d) often
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) reside (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) bicycle
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) end (d) help
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) reside (d) require
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) help (d) go down
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) think about
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) previously (d) approximately
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) reside (c) purchase (d) commence
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) start
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) help
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) let
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) about (d) so
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase

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