Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 823 · 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 “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) occupation (d) error
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) telephone (d) error
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) converse (c) reside (d) require
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) tell (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) commence
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) test (d) money
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) ask
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) old (d) lucky
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) buy (d) help
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) help
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) job
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) permit (c) conclude (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) help (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) conclude
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) colleagues (c) citizens (d) adults
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) buy (d) need
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so

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