Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 862 · 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 “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) numerous
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) later (c) enough (d) often
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) substantial
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) desire
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) children
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) observe
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) entire (c) previous (d) fortunate
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) help (d) live
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) doctor
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) buy (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) need (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) think about (d) help
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) permit (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) enquire (d) provide
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) ask
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) purchase (d) require
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) elderly
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) additionally (c) immediately (d) previously
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) frequently

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