Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 558 · 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 “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) adults (d) citizens
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) require (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) approximately
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) assist
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) therefore
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) think about (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) occupation
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) inform
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) try
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) help (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) companion
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) buy (d) help
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) receive
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) provide (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) apologise
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) converse (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) get (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) reside (d) purchase
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) end
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) reside (d) require
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) test (d) bike
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) later
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) show (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) previously
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) desire
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy

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