Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 624 · 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) help (b) buy (c) think about (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) colleagues (d) citizens
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) whole
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) attempt
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) additionally (d) immediately
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) telephone
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) before (c) enough (d) often
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) verify (d) commence
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) observe
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) desire (d) conclude
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) discover
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previous (d) sufficient
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) enquire (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) sufficient
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) also (d) enough
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) tell (d) live
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) bicycle (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) descend
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) live (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) old
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) physician (d) error
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) go up (d) live
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) need (d) buy

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