Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 542 · 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 “main”? (a) fortunate (b) principal (c) sufficient (d) previous
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) numerous
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) require (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) adults (d) children
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) reside (c) require (d) conclude
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) converse
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) often (c) about (d) enough
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) buy (d) live
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) frequently
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) job
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) previously
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) commence (d) inform
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) require (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) later (c) about (d) often
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) live (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) boss (d) bike
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) however
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) physician (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) refrigerator
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so

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