Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 562 · 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 “attempt”? (a) tell (b) try (c) live (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) buy (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) frequently
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) consider
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) leave
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) tell (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) children (d) citizens
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) also
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) provide (c) require (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) live (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) respond (c) require (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) test (c) phone (d) money
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) approximately (d) previously
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) buy (d) need
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) funds (c) error (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) physician
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) talk
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) bike (d) money
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) principal (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) later (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) show
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) tell
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) conclude (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) whole
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) many

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