Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 570 · 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 “previously”? (a) before (b) about (c) enough (d) often
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) consider
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) conclude
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) enquire (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) discover (c) reside (d) conclude
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) let
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) whole
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) buy (d) need
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) end
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) depart (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) boss
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) test (d) phone
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) bicycle
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) often (d) so
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) therefore
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) elderly
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) commence
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) numerous

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