Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 563 · 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 “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) substantial
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) help
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) physician
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) ascend (d) conclude
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) verify (d) commence
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) help (d) live
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) respond
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) frequent
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) descend (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) conclude
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) additionally
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) inform (d) assist
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) often (c) about (d) enough
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) many
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) telephone
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) require (d) provide
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) previously
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) about (d) lucky
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) examination (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) leave
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previous

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