Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 730 · 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 “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) commence
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) go up
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) give (d) live
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) inform
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) previous
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) mistake (d) phone
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) assist (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) error
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) reside (c) purchase (d) commence
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) respond (d) require
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) adults (d) children
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) observe (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) subsequently
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) apologise
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) fortunate
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) previous
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) need (d) buy

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