Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 948 · 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 “residence”? (a) money (b) phone (c) house (d) bike
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) tell
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) tell (d) buy
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) need (d) live
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) inform
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) tell (b) live (c) give (d) buy
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) assist (b) commence (c) reside (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) require (d) observe
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) children (d) citizens
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) assist
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) previous (d) approximately
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) assist
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) often (c) about (d) but
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) subsequently (d) immediately
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) consider (d) purchase
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) apologise (c) reside (d) conclude
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) bicycle (d) residence
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) desire (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) sufficient
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) supervisor
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) occupation (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) about (d) often
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) depart
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) ask
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) bike (d) money
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) phone (c) money (d) bike

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