Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 798 · 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 “elderly”? (a) often (b) old (c) lucky (d) enough
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) commence
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) residence (d) occupation
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) help (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) purchase (d) verify
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) go up (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) inform
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) purchase (d) conclude
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) commence
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) get (d) tell
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) observe
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) give (c) live (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) doctor (c) money (d) bike
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) about (d) often
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) boss
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) respond
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) discover (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) residence (c) assistance (d) occupation

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