Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 656 · 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 “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) lucky (d) enough
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) substantial (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) citizens (d) children
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) help (d) live
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) enough (d) often
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) help (c) ask (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) permit (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) buy (d) live
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) discover
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) additionally (c) immediately (d) approximately
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) immediately
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) telephone
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) conclude
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) desire
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) buy (d) help
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) reside (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) start (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) doctor (d) bike
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) subsequently
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) assist
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) but (c) about (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) error
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) also (c) lucky (d) enough
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) enough (d) about
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) think about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) companion (d) residence

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