Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 728 · 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 “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) buy (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) require
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) respond (d) require
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) buy (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) previous
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) error (d) residence
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) think about (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) require (c) depart (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) commence (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) let (d) tell
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) before
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) residence (c) telephone (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) attempt
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) money (d) bike
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) buy (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) live (c) need (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) bike (c) fridge (d) phone
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) tell (d) buy
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) live

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