Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 619 · 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 “house”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) about (d) often
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) whole (d) enough
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) additionally (c) previously (d) immediately
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) let (c) live (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) ask (d) help
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) help (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) reside (c) converse (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) children (d) citizens
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) companion (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) buy (d) need
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) occupation (d) residence
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) reside (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) reside (d) demonstrate
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) desire
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) frequently (d) previously
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) about (d) enough

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