Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 752 · 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 “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) reside (d) conclude
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) companion (d) occupation
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) citizens (d) children
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) help
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) test
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) enquire
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) attempt
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) tell (d) live
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) require (c) converse (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) residence (c) funds (d) occupation
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) reside (d) purchase
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) think about (d) help
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) help (d) buy
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) also
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) ask
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) leave (c) buy (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) reside (c) require (d) enquire
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) require
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) job
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) verify (d) purchase
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase

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