Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 877 · 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 “bike”? (a) occupation (b) bicycle (c) residence (d) error
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) live (d) help
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) need (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) error (d) residence
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) buy (d) help
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) inform (d) assist
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) start
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) boss
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) apologise (d) purchase
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) need
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) right away (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) doctor
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) inform
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) substantial
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) discover (c) purchase (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) before
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) reside (c) depart (d) purchase
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) principal (c) previous (d) fortunate
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) physician (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) whole (d) enough

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