Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 731 · 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 “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) commence
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previous (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) error
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) immediately (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) often (d) lucky
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) therefore (c) frequently (d) previously
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) reside (d) purchase
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) residence
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) permit (c) purchase (d) conclude
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) inform (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) help (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) about (d) often
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) leave
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) previous
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) help
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) conclude (d) require
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) live (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) verify (d) purchase
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) get (c) live (d) tell
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) mistake (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) respond (d) require
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) house
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude

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