Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 593 · 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 “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) reside (c) require (d) enquire
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) discover (d) purchase
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) desire (d) conclude
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) supervisor
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) show
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) leave
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) companion
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) previously
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) subsequently
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) job
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) telephone
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) many
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) purchase (c) reside (d) commence
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) buy (d) live
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) often (d) lucky
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside

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