Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 594 · 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 “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) purchase (d) conclude
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) examination (d) residence
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) previous (d) fortunate
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) funds (d) residence
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 “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) commence
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) about (c) often (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) occupation (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) ascend
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) however (c) frequently (d) approximately
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) ask (d) live
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) previously (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) often (d) so
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) reside (d) conclude
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) often (c) about (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) mistake (d) money
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) provide (c) require (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) let (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) principal (d) previous
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike

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