Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 667 · 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 “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) about (c) many (d) lucky
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) phone (d) bike
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) however (d) frequently
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) try (d) live
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) give
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) buy (d) tell
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) start
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) observe
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) often (d) lucky
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) previous (d) fortunate
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) immediately
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) companion
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) reside (d) provide
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) respond (c) require (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) go up (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) depart
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) right away (d) about
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) therefore (c) frequently (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) purchase (d) require

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