Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 978 · 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 everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) bike (b) boss (c) fridge (d) phone
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) reside (c) require (d) enquire
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) reside (d) purchase
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) also (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) right away
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) mistake (d) money
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) live (c) give (d) tell
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) purchase (d) commence
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) about (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) think about (c) help (d) live
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) need (b) tell (c) buy (d) leave
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) previously (d) therefore
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) sufficient (c) entire (d) fortunate
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) verify (d) reside
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) previous (d) approximately
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) about (b) many (c) lucky (d) enough
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) often (b) enough (c) later (d) about
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) go up
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) require (b) reside (c) converse (d) purchase
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) enough (c) lucky (d) often
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) apologise (d) reside
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) immediately
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) live (b) help (c) buy (d) end
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) discover (c) reside (d) purchase
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) bicycle (d) error
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) substantial (c) sufficient (d) previous
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) enough (d) about
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) live (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) help (d) buy
37. 37.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) tell (c) buy (d) need
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “friend”? (a) companion (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
39. 39.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) frequently (d) approximately

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