Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 695 · 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) about (c) often (d) lucky
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) many
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) attempt (c) purchase (d) inform
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) enquire
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) let
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) right away (d) about
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) live (d) need
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) depart
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) often (d) about
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) discover (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) therefore (d) approximately
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) about (d) so
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) telephone
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) converse (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) think about
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) permit
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) need (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) also (d) enough
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) fortunate
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) bike (d) money

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