Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 637 · 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 “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) fortunate
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) companion
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) say sorry
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) ascend (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) also (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) previous
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) converse (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) test
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) leave
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) principal
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) lucky (d) often
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) previously
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) attempt
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) commence
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) bicycle
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) often (d) enough
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) job (d) money
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation

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