LESSON 5

READING AND
WRITING MONEY
VALUES
Philippine money exist in notes and coins. The
Philippine
peso or (piso) is the official money of the
Philippines.
The symbol ₱ is sometimes written as Php.

Amounts less than ₱1 are written as

CENTAVOS ( or sentimo ). The symbol for
centavos is ₵.
 The pictures familiarize yourself with
Philippine notes and coins.

20 pesos ₱20 50 pesos ₱50

20- piso 50- piso

100 pesos ₱100 200 pesos ₱200

100- piso 200- piso
 1000 pesos ₱1000 500 pesos ₱500
1000- piso 500- piso

Below are the different coins used in Philippine

currency.

5 centavos 5₵. 10 centavos 10₵. 25 centavos 25₵.

1 peso ₱1 5 peso ₱5 10 peso ₱10

A. Read and write the amounts of money.
1. ₱55 - read as “ fifty-five pesos”.
2. ₱ 120 - read as “ one hundred twenty pesos “
3. ₱950 - read as “nine hundred fifty pesos”
4. ₱85.50 - read as “eighty five pesos and fifty centavos”
5. ₱812.75 - read as “eight hundred twelve and seventy
five centavos”.
 
B. Write on the lines each amount in words.
1. ₱615 - ________________________________
2. ₱51.35 - ________________________________
3. ₱752 - ________________________________
4. ₱387.45 - ______________________________
5. ₱925.78 - ______________________________
Keep Safe
God Bless!