Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 701 · 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 “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) mistake (c) bike (d) phone
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) conclude (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) desire
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) provide (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) but (c) about (d) often
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) house (d) bike
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) consider
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) purchase (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) tell (d) need
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) verify
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) additionally
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) attempt
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) inform (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) say sorry
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) immediately
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) physician
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) right away (d) about
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) try (c) live (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) later
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) observe (d) purchase
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) principal (c) previous (d) sufficient

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