Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 616 · 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 “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) ask (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) require (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) observe
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) mistake
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) about (c) but (d) often
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) tell (d) live
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) funds
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) about (c) often (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) tell (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) elderly
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) buy (d) live
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) additionally (c) approximately (d) previously
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) leave (c) tell (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) residence
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) receive (d) assist
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) commence (d) purchase
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) help (d) need
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) go up (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) conclude (d) require
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) respond
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) money (d) phone
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) substantial (c) previous (d) sufficient
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error

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