Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 760 · 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 “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) descend
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) go up
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) conclude (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) companion (c) residence (d) error
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) previous
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) receive (c) reside (d) assist
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) help (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) bike (d) phone
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) occupation (d) error
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) telephone
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) physician (c) error (d) occupation
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) leave
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) live (d) help
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) permit
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) live (d) help
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) let
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence

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