Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 829 · 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) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) consider (c) purchase (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) often (d) about
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) right away (d) about
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) before (d) often
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) give (d) tell
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) substantial (d) fortunate
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) however (d) previously
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) talk
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) house
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previous (d) sufficient
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) buy (d) help
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) physician (d) residence
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) doctor (d) bike
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) elderly (d) sufficient
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) numerous
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) show
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) error (c) bicycle (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) entire
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient

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