Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 909 · 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 “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) ask (c) buy (d) help
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) often (d) about
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) buy (d) help
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) fortunate
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) help (d) buy
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) leave (c) tell (d) buy
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) companion (d) occupation
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) subsequently (d) frequently
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) bike (d) phone
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) subsequently (c) previously (d) immediately
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) residence (c) examination (d) occupation
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) require (d) conclude
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) try
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) entire (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) colleagues (d) children
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) say sorry
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) help (d) buy
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) funds (d) residence
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) assist (d) inform
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) old (d) enough
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) assistance
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) house
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) tell
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) give (c) tell (d) live
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) enquire (c) require (d) reside

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