Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 581 · 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 “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) reside (d) enquire
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) numerous
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) but (c) about (d) often
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) frequently
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) respond
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) purchase (d) conclude
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) principal
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) live (d) need
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) show
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) error (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) test
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) get (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) subsequently
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) think about
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) permit (c) conclude (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) adults (d) colleagues
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) companion (c) residence (d) occupation
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) refrigerator
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) receive (d) inform
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) discover
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike

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