Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 888 · 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 “fridge”? (a) residence (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) occupation
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) verify (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) numerous
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) conclude (d) enquire
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) buy (c) need (d) go down
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) reside (c) observe (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) inform (c) attempt (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) get (c) tell (d) help
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) tell (d) need
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) many (c) lucky (d) about
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) often (d) lucky
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) consider (c) purchase (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) end
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) physician (c) occupation (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) respond
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) substantial (d) fortunate
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) previously (c) frequently (d) approximately
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) telephone (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) assist
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike

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