Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 976 · 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 “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) additionally
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) house (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) often (d) old
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) frequent (d) fortunate
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) give (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) doctor (c) bike (d) money
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) elderly
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) enough (b) about (c) lucky (d) many
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) colleagues (b) citizens (c) adults (d) children
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) inform (b) reside (c) receive (d) assist
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) live (b) help (c) tell (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) whole (d) lucky
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) numerous (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) before (b) enough (c) about (d) often
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) purchase
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) help (c) say sorry (d) buy
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) reside (d) assist
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) tell (c) help (d) live
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “however”? (a) so (b) but (c) often (d) about
23. 23.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) ask (b) buy (c) live (d) help
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) however (b) frequently (c) previously (d) approximately
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) principal (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) buy (d) go down
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) end (c) help (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) bike (d) phone
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) require (d) inform
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) require (c) purchase (d) converse
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) attempt
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) therefore (d) approximately
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) assist (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation

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