Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 880 · 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 “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) mistake (d) phone
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) depart (c) purchase (d) require
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) lucky
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) inform (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) right away (d) lucky
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) let
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) inform (d) attempt
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) reside (d) enquire
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) leave
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) physician (c) occupation (d) error
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) give (d) live
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) residence
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) desire
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) consider
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) reside (b) discover (c) purchase (d) conclude
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) however
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) try (d) live
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) assist (c) commence (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) apologise
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) require (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) say sorry (c) help (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) but (c) often (d) so
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) about
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) enough (c) old (d) lucky
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) job
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) entire
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) get
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) house (c) money (d) bike
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) also

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