Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 6 · 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) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) provide (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) inform
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) approximately
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) show
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) error (d) residence
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) verify
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) purchase (d) require
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) observe (d) require
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) therefore (c) previously (d) frequently
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) before (d) about
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) ask (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) discover
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) say sorry (d) live
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) permit
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase

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