Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 972 · 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 “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) principal
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) previous (d) fortunate
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) ask (d) help
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) desire (c) conclude (d) reside
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) try
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) adults (c) children (d) colleagues
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) substantial (d) fortunate
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) physician (d) residence
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) conclude (d) inform
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) previous
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) discover (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) live (c) buy (d) show
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) mistake (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) need (b) buy (c) help (d) go down
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) apologise
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) often (d) enough
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) boss
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) need (d) live
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) tell (d) help
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) doctor (c) bike (d) phone
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) let
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) test (d) money
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) subsequently
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) receive (c) inform (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) permit (c) conclude (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) live
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) immediately
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) enough (b) also (c) lucky (d) often
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) later
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) tell
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) therefore (c) approximately (d) previously
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) talk (c) need (d) buy
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) buy (c) help (d) live
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require

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