Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 70 · 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 “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) previous (d) immediately
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) reside (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) let
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) doctor (d) money
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) help (c) buy (d) need
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) often (d) lucky
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) receive (c) assist (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) mistake (d) bike
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) test (d) bike
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) money (c) house (d) phone
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) entire
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) give
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) require (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) residence (d) occupation
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) before
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) enough (d) about
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) funds
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) show
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) however (d) previously
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) whole (d) lucky

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