Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 742 · 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 “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) bicycle
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) go up
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) live (c) help (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) live (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) assist
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) purchase (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) discover (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) entire
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) inform (d) assist
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) subsequently
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) however (c) frequently (d) approximately
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) purchase (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) approximately
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) enquire (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) numerous (d) fortunate
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) tell (d) need
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
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 “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) residence (d) error
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) about (d) enough
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) go down (d) help

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