Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 837 · 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 “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) colleagues (c) citizens (d) adults
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) supervisor (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) whole
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) end
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) receive
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) require (c) conclude (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) refrigerator (c) occupation (d) error
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) apologise
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) let
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) inform
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) think about (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) buy (c) help (d) need
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) principal (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) help (d) live
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) approximately (d) previous
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) help (c) live (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) therefore (d) approximately
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) test (c) bike (d) money
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) immediately (d) previously
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) buy (d) live
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) previous

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