Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 704 · 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 “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) respond (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) converse
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) live (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) provide (d) require
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) often (c) enough (d) about
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) money (d) bike
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) assistance
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) say sorry
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) reside (d) require
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) receive
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) additionally
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) boss
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) doctor
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) immediately
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) purchase (d) conclude
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) often (d) about
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) previous
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) principal
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) apologise
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) approximately

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