Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 931 · 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 “phone”? (a) telephone (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) assist (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) require (c) conclude (d) inform
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) provide (d) enquire
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) conclude
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) get (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) immediately (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) examination (d) error
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) previously (d) approximately
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) but (b) about (c) often (d) so
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) respond
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) help (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) funds
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) commence (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) job (c) phone (d) bike
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) right away (d) often
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) require (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) help (c) live (d) buy
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) companion (d) error
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) house (c) money (d) phone
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) discover (b) purchase (c) reside (d) conclude
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) before (c) about (d) often
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) live (d) need
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) need (d) go down
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) give (c) buy (d) tell
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) bike (c) doctor (d) phone

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