Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 549 · 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 “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) purchase (d) require
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) buy (d) tell
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) depart (d) require
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) attempt (c) reside (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) verify
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) start
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) test (d) bike
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) children (d) adults
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) enquire (d) conclude
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) error
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) funds (d) residence
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) respond (d) require
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) physician
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) apologise (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) substantial
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) previous (c) approximately (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) bicycle
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) live (d) tell
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) many
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) commence

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