Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 936 · 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 “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) error
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) inform
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) get
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) live (c) ask (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) say sorry (d) help
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) doctor
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) ascend
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) children (c) citizens (d) adults
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) help (c) think about (d) buy
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) physician
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) boss (d) fridge
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) desire (d) conclude
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) reside (c) conclude (d) require
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) enquire (c) assist (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) live (d) help
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) occupation (b) refrigerator (c) error (d) residence
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) give (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) but (c) so (d) often
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) let (d) tell
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) live (c) try (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) show (d) live
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) elderly (d) fortunate
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) whole (d) often
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) need (d) buy
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) apologise
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) numerous (d) fortunate
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) require (d) purchase

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