Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 761 · 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 “whole”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) entire
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) right away (d) lucky
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) reside (d) enquire
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) often (d) about
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) buy (d) live
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) depart (d) require
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) assist
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) live (c) say sorry (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) consider
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) bicycle (c) error (d) occupation
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) descend (d) require
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) let
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) often (c) enough (d) about
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) purchase (d) conclude
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) live (d) tell
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) buy (d) live
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) lucky (d) about
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) conclude (d) purchase
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error

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