Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Here is your ............... from the twenty-pound note.
Wrong!
Use "change" for the money you get back after paying too much.
2I want to ............... in cash, please.
Wrong!
Use "pay" for the action of giving money for something.
3The ticket ............... €8.
Wrong!
Use "costs" to say the price of a thing.
4Do you have a 50-cent ............... for the machine?
Wrong!
Use "coin" for metal money, like a 50-cent piece.
5The shop cannot take my torn ten-pound ............... .
Wrong!
Use "note" for paper money, like a ten-pound note.
6Can I pay by ............... here?
Wrong!
Use "card" after "by" when you pay with a bank card.
7She always pays ............... cash at the market.
Wrong!
Use "in" in the phrase "in cash".
8I don't have ............... money for the bus.
Wrong!
Use "enough" before a noun to mean you have the amount you need.
9We haven't got ............... money today.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "money".
10Can I ............... £5 from you until tomorrow?
Wrong!
Use "borrow" when you receive money for a short time.
11Could you ............... me £10 until Friday?
Wrong!
Use "lend" when someone gives money for a short time.
12He paid ............... the money he borrowed last week.
Wrong!
Use "paid back" when you return money you borrowed.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Here is your change from the twenty-pound note.
- I want to pay in cash, please.
- The ticket costs €8.
- Do you have a 50-cent coin for the machine?
- The shop cannot take my torn ten-pound note.
- Can I pay by card here?
- She always pays in cash at the market.
- I don’t have enough money for the bus.
- We haven’t got much money today.
- Can I borrow £5 from you until tomorrow?
- Could you lend me £10 until Friday?
- He paid back the money he borrowed last week.
