Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 691 · 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 “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) assist
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) previously
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) need (c) go down (d) help
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) often (d) about
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) demonstrate
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) sufficient
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) help (d) tell
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) help (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) commence
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) additionally
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) lucky (d) enough
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) desire (d) conclude
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) but (c) about (d) often
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) principal (c) previous (d) fortunate
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) respond (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) error (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) adults (c) citizens (d) colleagues
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live

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