Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 776 · 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 “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) get (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) conclude
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) adults
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) telephone
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) previous
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) end (c) buy (d) live
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) require (d) purchase
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) additionally (d) previously
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) buy (d) need
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) permit
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) receive (c) assist (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) boss (d) bike
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) companion
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) also (d) often
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) approximately
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) bike (c) test (d) phone
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) refrigerator

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