Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 786 · 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 “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) ascend (d) conclude
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) mistake (c) money (d) phone
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) reside (c) depart (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) assist (c) inform (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) buy (c) leave (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) require (d) enquire
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) phone (d) money
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) entire
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) numerous
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) try
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) commence (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) discover
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) buy (d) live
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) residence (d) error
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) permit
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) approximately
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) require (c) converse (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) buy (d) help
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) boss
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) money (c) fridge (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) help (d) live
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) often (b) enough (c) whole (d) lucky
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) money (d) bike
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) enough (d) lucky
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately

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