Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 621 · 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 “receive”? (a) live (b) get (c) help (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) doctor (d) bike
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) children (d) citizens
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) companion (c) residence (d) error
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) buy (d) help
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) live (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) show
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) error
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) consider
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) physician (d) occupation
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) discover
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) previous
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) subsequently
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) house (d) money
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) elderly
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) help (c) say sorry (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) buy (d) need
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) however (d) approximately
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike

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