Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 644 · 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 “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) elderly
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) error (d) residence
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) require (c) converse (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) bicycle
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) try
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) mistake (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) require (d) demonstrate
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) enough (c) old (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) require (d) purchase
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) boss (d) bike
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) assist (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) end
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) let (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) conclude
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) doctor
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) about (d) so
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) funds (d) error
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) leave (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) conclude
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside

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