Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 93 · 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 “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) inform (d) receive
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) previous (d) approximately
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) help
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) subsequently
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) boss
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) try
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) require (d) provide
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) often (d) enough
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) assist
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) previous (b) substantial (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) verify (d) reside
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) live (c) buy (d) start
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) fridge (d) money
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) entire (c) sufficient (d) previous
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) assist (d) conclude
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) funds (d) occupation
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) consider (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) assistance (c) error (d) residence
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) ask (d) live
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) also (d) often
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) discover (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) refrigerator (b) error (c) residence (d) occupation
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) phone (d) money
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) give
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) require (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) later
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) right away (d) about
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) numerous
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) live (b) show (c) need (d) buy

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