Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 698 · 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 “see”? (a) reside (b) observe (c) require (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) consider (d) conclude
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) subsequently
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) live (c) need (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) enough (c) many (d) lucky
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) children
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) error
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) phone (c) house (d) bike
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) also
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) buy (d) go down
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) however
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) leave (d) need
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) funds (d) residence
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) examination
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) get (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) help (d) live
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) conclude
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) enquire (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live

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