Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 734 · 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 “frequently”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) entire
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) apologise (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) say sorry (d) help
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) commence
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) require (d) demonstrate
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) phone (d) bike
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) boss
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) let
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) reside (c) require (d) enquire
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) go up (c) buy (d) tell
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) bike (d) money
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) funds (d) error
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) error
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) commence
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) require
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) reside (d) assist
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) job
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) later
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance

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