Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 687 · 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 “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) reside (d) inform
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) receive
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) immediately
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) respond
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) descend
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) leave (d) need
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) later (d) about
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) live (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) additionally (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) boss
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) old (d) often
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) ask (d) help
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) think about
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) tell (d) live
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) require (d) provide
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money

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