Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 646 · 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 “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) supervisor (d) error
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) error (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) say sorry (d) live
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) attempt
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) require (c) reside (d) provide
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) lucky (d) about
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) enough (d) about
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) companion (c) error (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) boss (c) fridge (d) bike
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) reside (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) physician
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) therefore (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) before
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) buy (d) need
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) buy (d) need
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) commence
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) phone (d) bike
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) enough (d) often
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask

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