Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 833 · 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 “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) attempt (c) inform (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) enquire (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) job
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) think about
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) conclude
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) doctor
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) however
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) companion
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) many
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) buy (d) tell
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) live (d) help
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) end
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) entire
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) so (d) but
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) right away
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) about (d) often
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) additionally
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) reside (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) approximately
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) tell

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