Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 828 · 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 “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) discover (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) permit (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) principal (d) fortunate
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) immediately
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) approximately (d) immediately
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) phone (d) money
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) commence (d) verify
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) consider (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) about (c) enough (d) often
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) enquire (d) assist
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) funds (c) error (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) telephone
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) require (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) frequently
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) get
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) conclude
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) buy (d) need
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) ask (d) help
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) go down (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) try
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) buy (c) go up (d) tell
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often

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