Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 700 · 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 “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) adults (d) colleagues
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) tell (d) help
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) let
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) companion
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) assist
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) examination
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) mistake (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) later
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) previous
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) buy (d) need
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) test (d) money
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) end
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) doctor (d) money
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) purchase (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) reside (d) inform
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live

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