Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 566 · 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 “go down”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) descend (d) require
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) additionally (c) immediately (d) approximately
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) children (d) citizens
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) job
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) permit (d) conclude
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) subsequently
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) bicycle
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) try
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) help (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) consider
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) respond
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) whole
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) conclude
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) often (c) enough (d) about
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) immediately (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) end
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) however
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) telephone
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) receive
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) desire (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) conclude
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) companion (d) occupation

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