Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 991 · 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 “think about”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) consider (d) conclude
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) often (b) so (c) but (d) about
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) phone (b) money (c) bike (d) fridge
4. 4.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) ascend (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
5. 5.Which is the formal word for “doctor”? (a) error (b) occupation (c) physician (d) residence
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) money (d) bike
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) help (c) buy (d) live
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “supervisor”? (a) phone (b) fridge (c) boss (d) bike
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) assist (c) enquire (d) conclude
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) live (d) help
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) bike (b) money (c) job (d) phone
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) approximately (c) previously (d) frequently
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) subsequently
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) entire (d) sufficient
17. 17.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) buy (c) live (d) show
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) demonstrate (c) conclude (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) say sorry (b) help (c) live (d) buy
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) previously (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) subsequently
22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) need (c) buy (d) live
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “provide”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) give (d) live
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) whole (d) often
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) live (b) let (c) buy (d) tell
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) live (b) tell (c) help (d) get
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) previous
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) start (b) help (c) live (d) buy
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “residence”? (a) bike (b) money (c) phone (d) house
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) substantial
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) attempt (b) inform (c) reside (d) purchase
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) apologise (c) purchase (d) reside
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) about (d) often
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) buy (b) need (c) tell (d) live
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) bicycle (d) residence
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) additionally (c) previously (d) immediately
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) provide (c) enquire (d) require
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) descend (b) reside (c) purchase (d) require
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) supervisor (c) occupation (d) residence
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) inform (b) commence (c) assist (d) reside

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