Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 632 · 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 “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) funds (d) error
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) show
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) live (d) help
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) companion (c) occupation (d) error
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) respond (d) purchase
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) test (d) money
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) elderly (c) previous (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) old (d) often
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) about (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) also (d) lucky
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) go up (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) buy (d) help
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) desire (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) supervisor
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) require (d) reside

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