Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 881 · 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 “leave”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) depart (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) however (d) previously
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) require
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) attempt (d) purchase
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) inform (c) reside (d) assist
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) house
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) bicycle
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) elderly (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) previous
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) inform (c) conclude (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) approximately (d) immediately
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) conclude (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) live (d) tell
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) boss (d) bike
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) show (b) buy (c) live (d) need
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) buy (c) think about (d) live
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) go down (c) help (d) need
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) let (d) live
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) tell
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) before (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) telephone
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) substantial (d) previous
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) immediately
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) require (c) assist (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) tell (c) get (d) live
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) purchase (d) assist

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