Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 608 · 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 “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) help (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) also
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) error
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) get (d) tell
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) let (d) live
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) desire (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) observe (d) require
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) tell (d) live
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) entire
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) help (c) live (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) companion
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) adults (d) colleagues
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) consider (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) old (d) often
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) house
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) residence (c) telephone (d) occupation
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) go up (d) live
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) permit
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) need (d) go down
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) before

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