Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 544 · 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 “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) commence
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) buy (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) lucky (d) about
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) require
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) substantial
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) receive (c) assist (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) think about (d) help
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) reside (d) require
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) conclude
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) desire
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) mistake (d) bike
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) live (c) say sorry (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) subsequently
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) enquire (d) require
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about

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