Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 571 · 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 up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) show (d) buy
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) ask (d) live
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) attempt (c) inform (d) purchase
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) respond (c) reside (d) require
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) error
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) fridge (d) phone
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) old
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) consider
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) however (d) frequently
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) therefore
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) later (d) often
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) lucky (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) residence (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) depart
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) get

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