Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 773 · 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 “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) assist
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) leave
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) depart
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) reside (d) conclude
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) discover
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) sufficient
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) lucky (d) about
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) therefore
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) need (d) go down
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) also
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) respond
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) assist
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) previous
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) later
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) need (c) show (d) live
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
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 “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) bicycle

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