Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 81 · 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 “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) job (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) reside (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) let
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) about (c) so (d) often
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) go down (c) buy (d) need
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) doctor
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) also (d) often
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) respond
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) previously
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) however (d) approximately
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) companion (c) error (d) residence
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) help (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) before (d) enough
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) occupation (d) residence
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) supervisor (d) occupation
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) principal (d) fortunate
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) commence
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) bike (d) phone
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) permit
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) verify (c) reside (d) purchase

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