Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 670 · 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 “provide”? (a) live (b) tell (c) give (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) before (c) enough (d) often
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) permit
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) sufficient
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) error (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) often (d) lucky
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) reside (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) whole (d) enough
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) approximately
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) physician
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) converse
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) entire (c) previous (d) sufficient
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) require (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) discover (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) adults (d) citizens
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) about (d) lucky
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) assist

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