Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 943 · 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 “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) frequent
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) descend
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) often (b) enough (c) also (d) lucky
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) immediately (d) subsequently
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) live (c) let (d) buy
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) many (d) about
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) reside (b) receive (c) inform (d) assist
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) apologise (b) conclude (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) help (c) buy (d) go down
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) mistake
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) discover (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) live (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) inform
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) about (b) so (c) often (d) but
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) inform (d) purchase
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) think about (b) live (c) help (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) elderly
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) leave (c) tell (d) need
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) about (c) enough (d) often
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) principal
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) previous (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) error (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) bike (b) money (c) test (d) phone
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) purchase (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) ascend
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) tell (c) need (d) buy

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