Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 604 · 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 “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) get
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) say sorry (d) live
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) descend (d) require
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) receive
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) start (d) help
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) therefore
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) attempt
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) mistake
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) live (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) help (d) live
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) need (d) tell
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) physician (c) error (d) occupation
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) depart (d) require
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) error (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) phone (c) house (d) bike
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) doctor (c) money (d) bike
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) previous (d) immediately
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) previously
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) before (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) converse (c) require (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) telephone
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) bicycle
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) funds (d) residence
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) numerous (d) sufficient
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) go up (d) tell
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) purchase (d) reside

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