Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 548 · 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 “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) conclude (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) attempt (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) need (c) live (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) later (d) about
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) enquire (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) tell (c) get (d) live
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) job (d) phone
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) give
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) also
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) doctor (c) money (d) bike
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) refrigerator
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) about (d) so
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) companion
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) supervisor (d) residence
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) discover (c) reside (d) purchase
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) bicycle
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) colleagues (c) children (d) adults
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) mistake (d) money
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) telephone
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) physician (d) residence
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) talk
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) ascend

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