Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 780 · 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 “inform”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) start
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) often (d) enough
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) end
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) desire (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) reside (d) assist
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) supervisor (c) residence (d) occupation
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) test (d) money
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) discover
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previous (d) sufficient
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) about (d) lucky
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) numerous
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) frequent
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) try (c) buy (d) tell
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) provide (c) enquire (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) occupation (d) residence
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) respond (c) reside (d) require
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) assist
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) talk (c) buy (d) live
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) inform
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) previously (d) frequently
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) so (c) about (d) often

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