Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 937 · 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 “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) conclude
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) help (d) live
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) end (b) buy (c) live (d) help
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) whole (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) house
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) previous (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) doctor (c) phone (d) money
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) talk (d) need
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) help (c) buy (d) live
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) many (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) assist (d) conclude
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) old (c) often (d) lucky
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) reside (b) permit (c) purchase (d) conclude
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) funds (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) entire (d) sufficient
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) desire (d) reside
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) job
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) boss
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) bicycle (d) error
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) approximately (d) frequently
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) about (c) often (d) but
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) discover (d) purchase
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) before
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) error (d) companion
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) assistance (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) go up (d) buy

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