Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 869 · 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 “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) ask (d) help
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) assist
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) go up
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) say sorry
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) lucky (c) enough (d) often
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) reside (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) conclude (c) assist (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) about (d) but
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) however (d) frequently
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) start (d) live
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) give (d) tell
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) boss (d) bike
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) often (d) about
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) bicycle
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) try
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) substantial (d) fortunate
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) receive
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) reside (d) attempt
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) end (c) help (d) live
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) old (d) often
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) additionally
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) also
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) children (d) citizens
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) phone (d) bike

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