Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 679 · 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 “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) buy (d) need
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) right away
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) boss
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) require
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) purchase (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) reside (d) conclude
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) enough (d) lucky
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) enquire (d) require
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) funds (c) residence (d) occupation
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) job
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) think about (d) buy
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) enquire (d) assist
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) conclude
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) permit
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) residence (d) error
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) require (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) telephone
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) observe (c) require (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) previous (d) immediately
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about

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