Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 779 · 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 “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) live (d) buy
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) desire
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) substantial
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) subsequently
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) later
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) think about (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) companion (d) error
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) end (d) help
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) bike (d) money
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) require
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) discover (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) doctor
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) get (d) help
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) also
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) test
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) about (c) enough (d) often
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) require (d) reside

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