Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 845 · 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 “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) conclude (d) enquire
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) conclude
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) bike (d) money
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) supervisor (d) residence
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) reside (d) commence
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) but (d) often
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) about (d) lucky
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) substantial (d) fortunate
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) error
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) permit (c) conclude (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) try
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) about (c) enough (d) often
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) observe
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) live (c) help (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) buy (d) help
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) bike (c) house (d) phone
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) think about
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) previous
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) tell (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) get
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) reside (d) descend
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) principal
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error

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