Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 883 · 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 everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) help (c) tell (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) immediately (d) approximately
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) previous
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) also
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) inform (d) commence
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) permit (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) error (b) companion (c) residence (d) occupation
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) phone (d) bike
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) old (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) residence (d) occupation
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) often (c) about (d) later
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) subsequently (d) approximately
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) ascend (d) conclude
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) adults (d) colleagues
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) tell (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) converse (d) reside
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) mistake (d) money
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) however
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) depart (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) help (d) live
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) assist (c) inform (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) right away (c) lucky (d) about
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) help (b) live (c) tell (d) get
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) respond
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) start (d) help
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) verify
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) require
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) reside (c) require (d) enquire
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) test
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) fortunate

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