Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 748 · 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 “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) buy (d) live
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) help (c) say sorry (d) buy
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) receive (c) reside (d) assist
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) test (c) money (d) phone
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) descend (d) require
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) immediately
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) discover (d) conclude
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) require
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) colleagues (c) citizens (d) adults
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) ascend (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) reside (d) require
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) ask (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) about (d) often
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) live (d) buy
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) error (d) residence
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) physician
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) live (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) end
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) reside (d) conclude
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) house (d) money
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) often (c) enough (d) about
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) show
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently

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