Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 793 · 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 “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) about (d) often
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) require (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) think about
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) reside (c) require (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) observe (d) require
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) ask (d) live
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) desire
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) so (d) but
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) try (d) live
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) job (c) money (d) phone
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) physician (d) residence
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) require (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) enquire
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) go up (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) live (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) leave
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) many
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) tell (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) go down (d) need
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) attempt
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) give (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) subsequently
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) refrigerator
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) verify (c) purchase (d) commence
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately

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