Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 959 · 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 “go up”? (a) ascend (b) reside (c) conclude (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) give (d) tell
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) receive (b) inform (c) assist (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) buy (b) live (c) help (d) say sorry
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) supervisor (c) residence (d) error
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) let (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) inform (d) conclude
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) tell
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) previously
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) help (d) ask
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) assist
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) often
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) show
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) elderly (c) fortunate (d) previous
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) therefore
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) go up (d) live
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) discover (d) conclude
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) frequent (d) previous
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) doctor (d) bike
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) occupation (d) error
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 “occupation”? (a) phone (b) job (c) bike (d) money
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) live (b) start (c) help (d) buy
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) examination
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) help (d) buy
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) immediately (d) approximately

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