Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1This pen is five dollars: ...............5.
Wrong!
Use "$" for dollars.
2The lunch is eight pounds: ...............8.
Wrong!
Use "£" for pounds.
3The apple is 50 cents, or ............... cents.
Wrong!
The number 50 is "fifty".
4The bag is $12, or ............... dollars.
Wrong!
The number 12 is "twelve".
5The ticket is thirty dollars: $...............
Wrong!
"Thirty" is the number "30".
6I need six eggs: ............... eggs.
Wrong!
"Six" is "6".
7This drink is 2 ...............
Wrong!
After 2, use the plural form "dollars".
8The postcard is one ...............
Wrong!
After one, use the singular form "dollar".
9The coffee is two dollars and fifty cents: $...............
Wrong!
In this English price, write two dollars and fifty cents as "2.50".
10The sandwich is four dollars and seventy-five cents: $...............
Wrong!
Four dollars and seventy-five cents is written as "4.75": the cents (75) come after the point.
11I buy ............... bags of rice.
Wrong!
Use the number word "two" before a plural noun.
12The map is $0, so it is ...............
Wrong!
A price of $0 means it is "free".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- This pen is five dollars: $5.
- The lunch is eight pounds: £8.
- The apple is 50 cents, or fifty cents.
- The bag is $12, or twelve dollars.
- The ticket is thirty dollars: $30.
- I need six eggs: 6 eggs.
- This drink is 2 dollars.
- The postcard is one dollar.
- The coffee is two dollars and fifty cents: $2.50.
- The sandwich is four dollars and seventy-five cents: $4.75.
- I buy two bags of rice.
- The map is $0, so it is free.