Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 95 · 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 “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) numerous (d) previous
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) substantial (c) sufficient (d) previous
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) go up (d) buy
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) additionally (c) previously (d) immediately
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) think about
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) assist (c) reside (d) conclude
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) help
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) doctor
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) error (d) residence
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) ascend
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) right away (d) about
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) reside (c) assist (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) residence (d) assistance
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) inform (b) purchase (c) reside (d) attempt
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) house (d) money
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) before (d) about
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) start (c) help (d) live
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) residence (b) error (c) companion (d) occupation
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) therefore
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) try (d) live
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) leave (c) tell (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) old (d) lucky
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) reside (b) require (c) observe (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) reside (d) demonstrate
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) respond

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