Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 64 · 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 “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) buy (d) need
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) about (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) respond
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) before (d) enough
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) help (d) live
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) depart
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) tell (c) give (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) descend (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) require
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) need (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) old
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) mistake (d) phone
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) right away (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) lucky (d) often
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform

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