Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 98 · 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 “consider”? (a) help (b) think about (c) buy (d) live
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) about (d) often
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) old (b) often (c) lucky (d) enough
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “subsequently”? (a) later (b) enough (c) about (d) often
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) therefore (d) frequently
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) enquire
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) whole
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) frequent
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) assist (d) purchase
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) test (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) reside (d) require
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) conclude (d) consider
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) buy (c) live (d) tell
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) examination (d) residence
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) substantial (c) fortunate (d) previous
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) supervisor (d) error
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) fridge (b) boss (c) phone (d) bike
19. 19.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) live (c) need (d) show
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) about (b) often (c) but (d) so
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) assist (b) purchase (c) require (d) reside
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) help (b) need (c) go down (d) buy
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) however (d) approximately
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) previous (b) entire (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) additionally (d) previously
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) sufficient (c) fortunate (d) previous
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) need (d) buy
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) descend
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) occupation (b) telephone (c) error (d) residence
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) right away (c) about (d) often
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) tell (b) need (c) live (d) buy
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) often (b) enough (c) about (d) lucky
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) need (c) buy (d) live
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) residence (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) error
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) commence (b) reside (c) assist (d) purchase
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) mistake
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) observe (b) require (c) purchase (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation

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