Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 975 · 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 “see”? (a) purchase (b) observe (c) require (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) live (b) tell (c) go up (d) buy
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) purchase (d) require
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) live (b) think about (c) buy (d) help
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) live (b) buy (c) ask (d) help
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) converse (c) purchase (d) reside
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) inform (d) assist
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) assist
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) whole (c) often (d) lucky
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) elderly (c) sufficient (d) previous
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) error (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) residence
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) old (c) enough (d) often
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) depart
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) live (d) buy
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) citizens (b) children (c) colleagues (d) adults
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) require (c) inform (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) consider (d) conclude
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) money (b) phone (c) bike (d) fridge
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) phone (b) mistake (c) bike (d) money
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) attempt (d) inform
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) require (b) conclude (c) inform (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) require (b) descend (c) reside (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) enough
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) tell (d) live
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) require (c) demonstrate (d) reside
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) previously
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) immediately (c) previously (d) approximately
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) principal (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) boss (b) bike (c) phone (d) fridge
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) ascend (d) conclude
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) residence (b) occupation (c) assistance (d) error
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) numerous
40. 40.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) fridge

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