Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 830 · 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 “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) assist (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) additionally (c) previously (d) approximately
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) error (d) residence
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) inform (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) previously
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) live (d) help
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) often (d) lucky
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) later (d) often
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) help (d) live
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) buy (c) show (d) need
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) however
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) principal
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) bike (d) money
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) examination
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) demonstrate (c) reside (d) require
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) approximately
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) end
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) ascend
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) numerous
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) house (d) money

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