Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 592 · 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 “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) bike (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) inform (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) converse
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) entire (d) previous
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) ascend
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) help (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) often (d) about
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) enquire (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) money
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) help (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) previous
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) discover (c) reside (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) buy (d) help
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) substantial
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) error (d) occupation
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) previous
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) boss
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) additionally (d) approximately
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) permit (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) purchase (d) conclude
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need

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