Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 844 · 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 “end”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) residence
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) error (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) physician (d) occupation
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) verify (d) commence
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) frequently
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) talk (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) right away
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) inform (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) discover
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) children (d) adults
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) additionally (c) immediately (d) approximately
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) doctor
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) commence
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) companion (d) error
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) let (c) live (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) reside (d) conclude
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) help (d) live
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) converse (c) require (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell

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