Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 587 · 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 “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) house (d) money
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) observe
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) leave (d) tell
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) so (c) about (d) often
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) permit
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) mistake (d) bike
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) old
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) end
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) additionally
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) descend (d) require
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) need (c) help (d) go down
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) later
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) attempt (c) purchase (d) inform
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) let
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) therefore
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) lucky (d) often
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) however (d) frequently
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) bike (d) phone

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