Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 863 · 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 “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) discover
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 “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) get (d) tell
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) house
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) inform (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) reside (d) receive
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) assist
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) talk (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) subsequently
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) however (d) approximately
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) ask
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) numerous
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) additionally (d) previously
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) show
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) attempt (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) often (d) enough
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) need
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) later (d) enough
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) companion (d) residence
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) let
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) children
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) examination (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) fridge (d) money
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) entire (d) previous

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