Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 84 · 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 “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) conclude
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) bicycle
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) enquire
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) inform (d) assist
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) live (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) refrigerator (c) residence (d) occupation
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) purchase (d) conclude
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) reside (c) converse (d) purchase
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) however (c) previously (d) frequently
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) go up
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) previous
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) help (d) live
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) conclude
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) many
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) reside (d) provide
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) before
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) help (c) say sorry (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) about (d) lucky
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) give
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) depart (c) reside (d) require
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) require (d) reside

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