Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 796 · 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 “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) live (d) buy
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) refrigerator
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) show
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) previous
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) later
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) before
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) ask
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) inform
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) attempt
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) additionally
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) leave (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) verify
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) help (c) buy (d) need
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) give
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) talk
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) let (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) reside (d) purchase
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) entire (d) previous
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) observe (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) residence (d) error
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) converse (c) purchase (d) require
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) provide (d) require

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