Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 871 · 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 “buy”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) require
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) assist (d) require
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) attempt (c) reside (d) inform
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) reside
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) entire
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) go up
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) children (c) colleagues (d) citizens
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) many
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) reside (d) conclude
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) discover (c) conclude (d) reside
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) need (c) buy (d) live
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) depart
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) permit (d) conclude
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) think about (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) supervisor
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) before (d) about
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) live (c) talk (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) buy (c) leave (d) tell
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) residence (d) occupation
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) live (d) help
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) buy (b) help (c) end (d) live
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) old
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase

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