Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 893 · 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 “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) need (d) tell
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) conclude
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) entire
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) numerous
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) frequently
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) think about (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) often (b) but (c) so (d) about
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) buy (d) tell
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) help (c) buy (d) need
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) principal (d) previous
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) end
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) frequently
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) children (b) citizens (c) adults (d) colleagues
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) fridge (c) bike (d) phone
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) frequent
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) so (c) about (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) depart
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) therefore (d) approximately
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) companion
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) about
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) job (c) money (d) phone
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) before
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) however (d) frequently

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