Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 974 · 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 “big”? (a) substantial (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) desire (d) conclude
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) later (c) enough (d) about
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) often (b) about (c) enough (d) lucky
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) residence (b) examination (c) occupation (d) error
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “money”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) funds
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) reside (d) require
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) reside (c) require (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) before
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) go up
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) money (b) house (c) bike (d) phone
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) subsequently
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) colleagues (c) citizens (d) children
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) live (c) help (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) mistake
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) converse
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) give
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) reside
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) error (d) physician
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) reside (b) ascend (c) conclude (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) doctor
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) live (b) buy (c) try (d) tell
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) respond (b) purchase (c) reside (d) require
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) whole
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) reside (c) purchase (d) inform
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) residence (d) bicycle
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) money (b) phone (c) fridge (d) bike
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) purchase (d) reside
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) fortunate
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately

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