Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 930 · 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 “go up”? (a) purchase (b) ascend (c) reside (d) conclude
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) go down (c) buy (d) help
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) assistance
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) previously
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) think about (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) test (d) money
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) citizens (d) children
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) verify (c) reside (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) start
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) about
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) apologise (c) conclude (d) purchase
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) help (d) live
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) assistance
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) live (c) help (d) buy
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) supervisor
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) leave
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) error (d) residence
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) help (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) but (d) about
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) boss
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) previously
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) receive (d) assist
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) examination (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) live (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) many (c) enough (d) lucky
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) desire (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) respond (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) previous (d) fortunate
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previous (d) sufficient
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) companion

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