Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 755 · 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) live (c) get (d) help
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) buy (d) live
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) often (d) lucky
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) phone (d) bike
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) inform
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) elderly
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) consider
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) whole (c) lucky (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) respond (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) go up (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) assistance
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) also
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) assist (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) immediately
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) children
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) attempt
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) sufficient
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) inform (d) assist
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) test
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) ask (d) help
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) apologise
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) fridge (d) phone
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) buy (d) need
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) assist (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) doctor (d) money

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