Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 868 · 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 “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) old
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) think about
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) apologise (d) conclude
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) tell (d) help
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) let (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) inform (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) later
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) doctor
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) right away
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) examination
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) converse
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) colleagues (d) citizens
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) observe (c) purchase (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) previous (d) approximately
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) live (c) ask (d) help
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) companion
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) boss
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) bike (c) job (d) phone
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) attempt (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) elderly (d) fortunate

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