Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 576 · 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 “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) enquire (d) provide
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) buy (d) live
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) give
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) permit
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) conclude
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) buy (c) help (d) live
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) commence
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) desire
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) observe (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) let
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) residence
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) bike (d) phone
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) entire
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) lucky (d) enough
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) require
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) however
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) previously (d) approximately
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) buy (d) go down
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) inform (d) assist
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) later (c) about (d) often
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) assist

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