Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 591 · 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 “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) lucky (d) about
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) require (d) provide
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) often (c) enough (d) about
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) examination (d) error
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) boss (d) phone
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) tell (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) previous (c) immediately (d) sufficient
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) say sorry
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) tell (d) live
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) however
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) bicycle (d) occupation
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) get (d) help
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) inform
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) observe (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) need (d) live
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) old (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) permit (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) companion
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) attempt (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) physician
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) substantial (d) fortunate

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