Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 661 · 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 “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) occupation (d) error
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) whole (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) get (d) help
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) attempt
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) later (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) converse (d) require
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) live (d) tell
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previous
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) enquire (d) require
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) often (d) so
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) live (c) buy (d) need
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) bicycle
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) let (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) additionally
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) consider
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) job
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation

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