Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 840 · 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 “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) often (c) right away (d) lucky
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) sufficient
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) bicycle
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) subsequently
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) previous
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) tell (d) need
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) live (c) end (d) help
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) require (d) inform
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) subsequently
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) verify (c) commence (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) additionally (c) immediately (d) previously
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) often (b) before (c) enough (d) about
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) money (d) bike
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) help (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) converse
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) ask (c) buy (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) supervisor
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) require (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) live (c) show (d) buy
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 “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) buy (d) go down
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) however (c) approximately (d) frequently
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) bike (d) boss

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