Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 859 · 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 “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) give (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) telephone
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) also (d) enough
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) help (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) desire (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) companion (c) residence (d) occupation
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) go down (d) need
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) depart (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) elderly
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) show (d) need
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) let (d) tell
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) residence (d) error
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) think about
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) bike (d) money
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) inform (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) money (c) job (d) bike
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) bike (c) doctor (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) about (c) but (d) often
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) discover (d) reside
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) boss (c) bike (d) fridge
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) test

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