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Activity Sheet (page 1/2)
Intermediate

A. Complete the sentences by circling the correct Money Verb.

1. Gerald’s brother encouraged him to inherit / invest money in his friend’s new business.

2. Can I borrow / lend £10? I promise to pay you back soon.

3. The generous old lady decided to donate / charge £3000 to the local hospital.

4. The waiter forgot to lend / charge me for my second glass of wine.

5. I can’ t afford / spend to eat in that restaurant. Their prices are ridiculous!

6. When Jack’s uncle dies, he will inherit / invest his house and his business.

7. I opened my wallet and realised that I didn’t have enough money to pay / charge for the drinks.

8. I’m not surprised you’re always broke. You spend / pay all your money on beer!

9. I'm trying to save up / spend for a car, so I’m doing a lot of overtime at the moment.

10. I’ll lend / borrow you the money, but I need it back by the end of the week.

B. Match the Money Verbs from Exercise A with their correct definitions below.

1. Give money to a charity or good cause. 6. Put money aside for something specific.

2. Give money that is due. 7. Take something you intend to give back.

3. Put money in shares etc. so as to profit. 8. Receive money etc. after a person's death.

4. Have enough money to pay for something. 9. Request money for a service provided.

5. Give someone something for temporary use. 10. Use money to pay for something.

1. ……………………… 2. ……………………… 3. ……………………… 4. ……………………… 5. ……………………

6. ……………………… 7. ……………………… 8. ……………………… 9. ……………………… 10. ……………………

C. Complete the sentences using the correct prepositions.

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1. I can't afford to go on holiday this year as I'm saving up ………………… a new car.

2. Jack inherited money ………………… his aunt and donated it all ………………… charity.

3. Sid borrowed £100 ………………… his mum and spent it ………………… a gift for his girlfriend.

4. Instead of investing my money ………………… the company, I lent it all ………………… Joe.

5. They said I couldn’t pay ………………… the meal ………………… cash, so I had to pay………………… card.

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D. Complete the sentences using the Money Verbs from the previous page and one of the
nouns below. Remember to put the verbs in the correct form.

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1. Peter …………………… some money from me because he needed to pay the landlord his ……………………

2. Jen used the money she ………………………… after her uncle’s death to pay off all her ………………………

3. If I won £1 million, I’d ……………………… most of it to a ……………………… such as the local dog’s home.

4. Commuting is expensive. I ……………………… nearly $50 a week on train …………………………

5. Although the meal was good, I couldn’t ………………………… to leave the waiter a ………………………

6. Fred couldn’t ……………………… me the money, so I had to take out a ……………………… from the bank.

7. After being caught speeding, I had to ……………………… a large …………………………

8. Rex is ……………………… for a new boat, so he’s putting all his money in a special bank ……………………

9. The company wasn’t doing well, so I decided not to …………………………… in its …………………………

10. I looked at the …………………… and realised they’d ……………………… us for two beers instead of one.

E. Complete the questions using the Money Verbs from the previous exercises. Remember
to put them in the correct form.

Student A

1. If you suddenly …………………………… a lot of money from a relative, what would you spend it on?

2. Have you ever …………………………… money to a charity? If so, what was it?

3. Is there something you’d really like to own but can’t ………………………… to buy? If so, what is it?

4. How much money did you ………………………… yesterday? What did you buy?

5. Have you ever ………………………… money to a friend? If so, did they pay you back?

Student B

1. If someone ………………………… money from you but didn’t pay you back, would you say anything?

2. Have you ever …………………………… money in a company? If so, what happened?

3. How do you usually …………………………… for things, in cash or by card?

4. If a waiter forgot to …………………………… you for something you’d eaten, would you tell them?

5. Are you …………………………… for anything at the moment? If so, what do you want to buy?

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