Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 916 · 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 “examination”? (a) money (b) test (c) bike (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) think about
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) often (d) enough
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) frequently
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) desire
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) principal (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) substantial
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) discover
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) conclude (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) talk
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) about (c) but (d) so
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) help (d) live
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) entire (d) fortunate
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) converse (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) companion (c) residence (d) error
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) assist (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) verify (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) immediately (d) frequently
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) help (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) buy (d) live
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) reside (d) enquire
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) require (b) depart (c) reside (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) require
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) respond (d) require

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