Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 55 · 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 “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) tell (d) need
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) observe
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) companion (d) error
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) get
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) apologise
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) require
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) reside (d) enquire
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) verify
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) try
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) think about (d) help
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) descend
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) immediately (d) approximately
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) inform
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) before (d) often
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) go up
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) consider (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) frequently (d) previously
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) also (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) live (d) need
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) funds (c) occupation (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) supervisor
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) bike (c) money (d) phone

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