Technical Course in Administration and Management

English for Specific Purposes

Professor Morgana Leal

Student: __________________________________________ Class/Semester:

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Basic Business English Vocabulary practice (for beginners) – 1-5

From BusinessEnglishSite.com (Exercise Collection)
1
1. He is the head of the accounting department = He's __________________________ of the
accounting department.
a) in charge b) charge c) in control
2. I'd like to __________________________ you to Lisa, our database specialist.
a) introduce b) meet c) assist
3. I'm __________________________ manager at Disney. (There are many managers there)
a) the b) an c) a
4. I'm __________________________ CEO of Herbalife International. (There is only one CEO)
a) a b) the c) an
5. James always does __________________________ well.
a) job b) working c) his job
6. You should always call the customer by their __________________________, not their first name.
a) last name/surname b) second name c) familiar name
7. I remember faces very well = I'm __________________________
a) good with faces b) good at faces c) good in faces
8. Do you have any __________________________ on you?
a) cards of business b) work cards c) business cards
9. Another word for colleague is __________________________.
a) compatriot b) co-worker c) acquaintance
10. Our business is __________________________. We have to hire two more people.
a) slowing down b) growing c) growing up

2
1. Many companies require you to wear a nice shirt and a __________________________ to work.
a) tie b) hat c) belt
2. Lowest paying jobs = __________________________ jobs
a) Small wage b) Minimum wage c) Little wage
3. I always have a __________________________ attitude. ( = I'm always optimistic)
a) positive b) negative c) pleased
4. I want to __________________________ for this seminar.
a) sign b) sign up c) sign in
5. Victoria was __________________________ today.
a) late 15 minutes b) late by 15 minutes c) 15 minutes late
6. To be __________________________ means to always be on time.
a) punctured b) punctuated c) punctual
7. The amount of work that you have to do is called your __________________________.
a) workload b) job-load c) work-heap
8. Please let me know __________________________.
a) through email b) by email c) with email
9. I'm sorry, he just __________________________ ( = left the office). He'll be back in half an hour.
a) stormed out b) walked c) stepped out
10. He is always __________________________ to help me.
a) willing b) wants c) wailing

3
1. I need a new chair. This one is not very __________________________.
a) common b) comfortable c) comforting
2. He __________________________ his time very well.
a) counts b) takes c) manages
3. There's no rush. __________________________ your time. When you finish the report, let me
know.
a) Make b) Take c) Count

,4. My __________________________ is $50,000 per year.

a) salary b) sale c) celery
5. In Canada, __________________________ are higher than in the United States.
a) taxes b) tax c) taxation
6. 25% of my __________________________ goes to taxes.
a) cash b) incoming cash c) income
7. I'm __________________________ right now, can we talk in one hour?
a) busy b) occupied c) business
8. My __________________________ is very important to me.
a) career b) workload c) working
9. These days I almost have no __________________________.
a) fun time b) free time c) good time
10. We have to __________________________ ( = discuss/review) this report.
a) go b) get over c) go over

4
1. Can you finish this __________________________ 5:00 PM today?
a) by b) in c) until
2. I don't think he's __________________________ ( = here) today.
a) alone b) around c) along
3. My __________________________ change all the time. ( = what I have to do changes all the
time)
a) duty b) responses c) duties
4. It's a manager's job to __________________________ duties to an employee.
a) assign b) assist c) assail
5. Could you please __________________________ ( = help) me with this?
a) assail b) assign c) assist
6. He is always very __________________________.
a) helping b) helpful c) help-giving
7. This has to be done __________________________.
a) as soon as possible b) as soon as probable c) as soon possible
8. I got pregnant and was on __________________________ for six months.
a) live b) (maternity) leave c) maternal
9. We were unable to come to an __________________________. ( = We were unable to agree)
a) agree b) agreement c) action
10. I don't work full-time. I work __________________________.
a) partly b) part-schedule c) part-time

5
1. George doesn't have a job. He's __________________________.
a) unaware b) unknown c) unemployed

2. It's a lot of work, but I can __________________________ it.

a) hand b) handle c) answer
3. Every meeting has an __________________________. This is a list of things that you have to
discuss (go over) during the meeting.
a) agency b) agenda c) agent
4. There is no __________________________ on this = Not everyone agrees about this.
a) consensus b) census c) complaint
5. If something is mandatory, __________________________.
a) it does not have to be done b) it has to be done by a manager c) it has to be done
6. I think I should __________________________ ( = take part) in these discussions.
a) participate b) part c) control
7. I'm sorry, but could you please __________________________ ( = explain) what you mean by
that?
a) clarify b) clear c) clear out
8. Most meetings are held in the __________________________.
a) lunch room b) stairwell c) boardroom
9. You and I make a __________________________! = You and I work really well together!
a) great duo b) great team c) great friends
10. I'd like to hear your __________________________ about this. ( = I'd like to know what you
think about this)
a) opinion/ thoughts b) speech c) brainstorming