Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 980 · 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 “go down”? (a) reside (b) descend (c) require (d) purchase
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) error (c) occupation (d) residence
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) entire
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) approximately
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) frequently
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “consider”? (a) buy (b) help (c) think about (d) live
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) approximately (c) frequently (d) subsequently
9. 9.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) additionally (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) about (b) often (c) enough (d) lucky
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) tell (b) get (c) live (d) help
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) examination (d) residence
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) conclude
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) frequently (d) immediately
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) about (b) enough (c) often (d) lucky
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) reside (d) inform
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) require (b) purchase (c) observe (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) fortunate (b) numerous (c) sufficient (d) previous
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) talk (b) buy (c) live (d) need
21. 21.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) old (d) lucky
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) conclude (d) enquire
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) right away (d) about
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) money (d) bike
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) money (d) job
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) children
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) phone (b) money (c) doctor (d) bike
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) enquire (d) reside
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) phone (c) house (d) money
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) about (b) before (c) enough (d) often
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) however
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) live (c) buy (d) help
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) conclude (b) permit (c) reside (d) purchase
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) go up (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) converse (d) require
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) phone (b) bike (c) money (d) fridge
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) assist (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) elderly

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