Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 995 · 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 “friend”? (a) error (b) residence (c) companion (d) occupation
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) reside (b) enquire (c) conclude (d) assist
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) numerous (c) fortunate (d) previous
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) go up
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) buy (b) talk (c) need (d) live
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “approximately”? (a) often (b) about (c) lucky (d) enough
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “additionally”? (a) lucky (b) also (c) enough (d) often
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “big”? (a) sufficient (b) previous (c) fortunate (d) substantial
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) buy (c) start (d) live
10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) go down (b) need (c) buy (d) help
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) require (d) purchase
12. 12.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) live (d) help
13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) need (d) leave
14. 14.Which is the formal word for “end”? (a) conclude (b) assist (c) reside (d) purchase
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) commence (b) purchase (c) reside (d) verify
16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) enough (b) often (c) lucky (d) whole
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “find out”? (a) conclude (b) discover (c) reside (d) purchase
18. 18.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) help (b) say sorry (c) buy (d) live
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) attempt
20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) lucky (c) often (d) old
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “often”? (a) immediately (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) consider (d) purchase
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) right away
24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “previously”? (a) enough (b) often (c) before (d) about
25. 25.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) frequently (c) subsequently (d) approximately
26. 26.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) frequent (b) previous (c) sufficient (d) fortunate
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “therefore”? (a) but (b) often (c) so (d) about
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) buy (b) live (c) try (d) tell
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) money (d) phone
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) sufficient (b) frequent (c) fortunate (d) previous
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “whole”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) entire (d) sufficient
34. 34.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) let (c) live (d) buy
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) demonstrate (b) conclude (c) require (d) reside
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) reside (b) respond (c) purchase (d) require
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) live (b) buy (c) tell (d) help
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “say sorry”? (a) conclude (b) purchase (c) reside (d) apologise
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) occupation (b) residence (c) assistance (d) error

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