Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 836 · 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 “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) about (d) often
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) buy (d) tell
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) assist
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) physician
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) companion
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) however (c) approximately (d) previously
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) verify (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) talk (d) need
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) let
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) substantial
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) additionally
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) examination
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previous (d) sufficient
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) later
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) say sorry
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) funds (c) error (d) occupation
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) live (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) consider (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) old (d) often
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) entire
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) buy (d) live
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) test (d) money
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error

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