Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 957 · 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 “about”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) immediately (d) approximately
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) ascend (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) assist (b) conclude (c) enquire (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) permit (d) conclude
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) fridge
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) let
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) old
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) also
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) think about
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) reside (c) receive (d) inform
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) bike (c) job (d) phone
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) live (c) buy (d) help
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) error (b) examination (c) occupation (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) help (c) tell (d) live
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 “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) money (c) fridge (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) refrigerator (d) error
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) tell (b) try (c) buy (d) live
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) elderly (c) sufficient (d) previous
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) apologise
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) inform
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) principal
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) help (c) ask (d) live
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) subsequently
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) purchase (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) whole (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) residence (b) supervisor (c) error (d) occupation
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) purchase (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) lucky (d) about
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) enough (d) often
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) converse (d) reside

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