Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 79 · 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 “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) ask
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) need (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) companion (d) residence
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) test
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) therefore (d) frequently
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) reside (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) leave (d) tell
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) citizens (d) children
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) doctor (c) money (d) bike
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) error (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) end
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) additionally
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) bike (d) phone
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) require (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) give
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) provide (d) require
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) subsequently
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) sufficient (d) previous
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) boss (c) fridge (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) right away (d) about
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous

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