Business English Exercise | Topic: Sales Terms/Expressions 1

Designed to teach you the most common vocabulary/terms used in sales. This exercise is meant for ESL
(English as a second language) students, but will be useful to anyone wanting to learn this specialized
terminology.

QUESTIONS:

(Choose the best response for each one)

1. Have you seen last month's sales ______________?

figures
figurines
figs
2. Sales are ______________ by 50% compared to this time last year.
up
higher
high
3. We'll be looking to hire a sales ______________ soon.
rap
rope
rep
4. In much of the business world, the calendar year is divided into four ______________.
quarts
quarters
cubes
5. To write up a contract = To ______________ a contract
drought
draw
draft
6. The amount on the ______________ ( = an official bill) is higher than what we agreed on.
invoice
draft
paper

7. Our company offers a wide ______________ ( = variety) of software.

assortment
sort
assessment
8. I work for a company that does ______________ advertising.
outside
external
outdoor
9. We plan to launch a new sales ______________ to attract new customers.
company
campaign
comment
10. Our customer ______________ is made up of mostly middle-aged white men.
basis
base
collection