Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 841 · 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 “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) live (d) need
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) reside (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) say sorry
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) leave (c) need (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) enquire (c) provide (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) additionally (c) approximately (d) immediately
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) discover (d) conclude
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) frequently (d) approximately
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) tell (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) inform
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) receive (d) inform
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) commence
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) residence (d) occupation
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) enquire
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) previous
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) later (d) often
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) physician (d) residence
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) buy (c) help (d) need
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) show (d) need
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) often (d) about
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) start (d) live
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) examination (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often

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