Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 578 · 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 “residence”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) house
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) substantial
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) principal (c) previous (d) sufficient
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) live (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) residence (d) error
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) also (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) colleagues (c) adults (d) children
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) money (d) bike
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) converse (c) require (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) before
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) purchase (d) require
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) inform
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) elderly (d) fortunate
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) verify
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) physician
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) companion
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist

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