Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 643 · 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 formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) telephone (d) occupation
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) immediately
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) old (d) enough
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) reside (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) observe
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) reside (d) inform
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) give
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) try
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) however
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) consider
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) boss
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) many
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) let
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) entire
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) verify
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) demonstrate
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) often (d) so
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky

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