Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 858 · 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 “doctor”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) physician
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) apologise (d) conclude
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) give (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) approximately (d) immediately
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) previous
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) children
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) error
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) respond (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) say sorry (c) help (d) live
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) need (c) live (d) talk
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previously
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) companion (c) occupation (d) error
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) converse (d) require
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) permit (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) live (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) need (c) leave (d) buy
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) need
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) boss (d) phone
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) let (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) test (c) phone (d) money
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) demonstrate
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) descend (d) require
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) phone (d) bike
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) examination (c) error (d) residence
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) end (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) enquire (d) conclude
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) about (d) lucky
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough

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