Practice English Vocabulary Exercises – Vocabulary for Banking and Finance: Money and work

A. Put words into the spaces.

a year         by         good money         hourly         for

makes         on the staff         package         payroll         on

salary         staff member         wage         well paid         well

Set 1:

1   She’s …………………….. 40k a year.

2   She’s on forty thousand …………………….. .

3   Her monthly …………………….. is about £3,300.

4   She …………………….. forty thousand pounds a year.

5   Parker Publishing offer an excellent remuneration …………………….. to executives.

Set 2:

6   He works …………………….. Parker Publishing.

7   He’s employed …………………….. Parker Publishing.

8   He’s …………………….. of Parker Publishing.

9   He’s on the …………………….. of Parker Publishing.

10   He’s a Parker Publishing …………………….. .

Set 3:

11   Parker Publishing pay their delivery drivers a good …………………….. rate.

12   Parker Publishing pay their delivery drivers …………………….. .

13   Parker Publishing delivery drivers are on …………………….. .

14   Parker Publishing delivery drivers are …………………….. .

15   Parker Publishing delivery drivers get a good weekly …………………….. .

B. Choose the best words to go into the spaces.

1   Tony doesn’t pay tax. He gets paid …………………….. .

      a   cash in pocket       

      b   cash in hand       

      c   cash in fingers.

2   Anna is a …………………….. illustrator. She works for many different …………………….. .

      a   freelance / customers       

      b   free / clients       

      c   freelance / clients

3   Anna is ………………………

      a   self-employed       

      b   self-working       

      c   self-paid

4   Steve works for BurgerPlanet. He only earns about £6 …………………….. .

      a   for an hour       

      b   an hour       

      c   the hour

5   Working in a fast-food restaurants is usually a …………………….. occupation.

      a   bad-pay      

      b   short-pay       

      c   low-pay

6   Many company executives receive a performance-related …………………….. .

      a   bonus       

      b   gift       

      c   extra

7   Extra benefits from employers such as free health insurance, free cars and free mobile phones are called …………………….. .

      a   presents       

      b   extras       

      c   perks

8   Factory workers who get paid for each item they make are …………………….. .

      a   in pieces       

      b   on piecework       

      c   on pieces

C. Which two of these sentences are not possible?

1   I think you should ask for a pay rise.

2   I think you should ask for a pay increase.

3   I think you should ask for more pay.

4   I think you should ask for higher money.

5   I think you should ask for a salary increase.

6   I think you should ask for bigger money.

D. Put the words / phrases into the correct boxes.

attractive salary         boss         committed

dynamic         highly motivated         huge salary

line manager         loads of money         member of a team

remuneration package         they pay peanuts         worked off your feet