Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 744 · 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 “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) get
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) purchase (d) require
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) attempt
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) often (d) lucky
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) test (d) bike
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) enquire (d) conclude
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) buy (d) help
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) buy (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) receive (d) inform
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) talk
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) bicycle
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) leave (d) need
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) give (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) desire
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) examination
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) tell (d) live
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) try (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) inform
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) substantial (c) previous (d) sufficient
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) whole
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) need (c) live (d) buy

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