Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 681 · 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 “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) ask (d) live
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) let (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) phone (d) bike
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) test
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) examination (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) elderly
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) verify (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) enough (d) about
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) consider
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) money (d) phone
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) occupation (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) bicycle
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) telephone
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) reside (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) leave
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) permit (c) conclude (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) need (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) show (d) need
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) often (d) about
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) job
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) conclude
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) numerous (d) fortunate
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) but (c) often (d) about

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