Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 849 · 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 “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) try
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) purchase (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) boss
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) right away (c) lucky (d) often
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) principal (d) fortunate
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) leave (d) need
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) show
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) about (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) desire (c) conclude (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) buy (c) help (d) live
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) apologise
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) additionally (c) approximately (d) immediately
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) immediately
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) physician
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) elderly

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