Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 795 · 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 “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) ask (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) subsequently
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) live (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) error (d) occupation
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) examination
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) approximately (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) permit (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) desire
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) require
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) previous
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) buy (d) help
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) try (d) live
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) test
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) often (d) enough
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) substantial
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) approximately (d) previous
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) money (d) phone
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) additionally
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) therefore
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) talk
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend

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