Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 713 · 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 “go down”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) descend (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) old (d) often
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) previous (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) adults
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) give (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) consider
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) physician (d) error
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) help (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) conclude
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) tell (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) however
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) many (d) enough
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) leave (d) buy
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) enquire
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) residence
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) enquire (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often

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