Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 696 · 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) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) previously (d) frequently
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) show
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) often (d) lucky
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) assist
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) substantial
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) adults (c) citizens (d) colleagues
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) buy (c) leave (d) tell
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) think about
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) discover (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) provide (d) require
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) test
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) mistake
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) live (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) consider (c) purchase (d) reside
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) approximately (d) immediately
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) permit
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) examination
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) commence
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) help (d) buy

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