Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 770 · 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 “buy”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) permit (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) whole (d) lucky
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) give
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) desire
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) old (d) enough
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) later
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) verify (d) commence
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) principal (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) require
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) examination (d) residence
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) immediately
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) leave
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) numerous
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) about (d) so
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) however (d) frequently
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) need (c) buy (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) demonstrate
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) telephone (d) error
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) inform
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) reside (d) purchase
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) commence
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) also
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) live (d) help
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) occupation
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) conclude

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