Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 72 · 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 everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) go up (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) occupation (d) error
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) error (c) assistance (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) before
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) but (c) about (d) often
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) substantial (c) previous (d) sufficient
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) apologise (d) conclude
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) leave (c) tell (d) buy
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) phone (c) job (d) bike
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) adults (d) citizens
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) help (c) need (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) converse (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) additionally (d) approximately
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) think about
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) money (d) bike
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell

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