Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 561 · 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 “numerous”? (a) about (b) many (c) enough (d) lucky
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) assist
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) live (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
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 “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) live (d) tell
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) help (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) whole (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) depart (d) require
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) phone (d) bike
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) end
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) money (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) go up
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) ask
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 “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) funds (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) bicycle
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) enough (d) often
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) boss
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) bike (c) doctor (d) phone
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) additionally (c) previously (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient

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