Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 660 · 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 “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) test
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) entire
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) require (d) purchase
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) help (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) help (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) subsequently
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) fortunate
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) get
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) enquire
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) principal (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) right away (d) about
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) bicycle
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) think about (d) help
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) inform
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previously
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) colleagues (c) children (d) adults
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) refrigerator
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error

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