Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 657 · 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 “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) enquire (d) provide
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) go up
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) consider (c) conclude (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) also
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) sufficient
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) entire (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) respond (d) require
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) permit
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) funds
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) assist
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) often (d) lucky
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) physician (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) live (d) help
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) live (d) help
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) enough (c) many (d) lucky
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) show
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) approximately
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) conclude
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) numerous (c) previous (d) fortunate
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) substantial
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance

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