Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 669 · 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 “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) permit (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) children
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) end (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) demonstrate (c) reside (d) require
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) previous (d) approximately
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) companion (d) error
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) require
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) about (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) verify
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) immediately
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) desire
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) inform
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) talk
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) examination
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) inform (d) assist
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) receive (d) inform
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) show (d) live
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) physician
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) later (c) about (d) often

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