Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 804 · 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 “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) commence (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) approximately
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) bicycle
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) ascend
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) telephone
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) error (b) funds (c) residence (d) occupation
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) doctor (c) money (d) bike
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) whole
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) reside (c) inform (d) assist
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) respond
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) commence (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) physician
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) give
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) help
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) reside (d) provide
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) boss
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) help (c) live (d) get
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) go down (d) need
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) help (d) live
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) discover (d) reside

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