Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 818 · 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 formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) telephone
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) converse (d) require
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) consider (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) buy (d) help
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) commence (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) try (c) live (d) tell
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) companion
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) inform
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) enquire
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) require (d) provide
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) attempt
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) reside (d) demonstrate
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) money (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) physician (c) residence (d) error
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) examination (d) residence
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) money (d) bike
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previous (d) sufficient
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) respond
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) live (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) adults (c) children (d) citizens

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