Business English Vocabulary matching exercise worksheet.

Let's solve this Business English Vocabulary matching exercise step by step.

We are given a word bank and a list of definitions. Our task is to match each definition with the correct word from the word bank.

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🔤 Word Bank:

- lucrative
- wage
- commodity
- inflation
- earnings
- billboard
- scarcity
- merger
- annual
- deficit
- semi-annual
- quarterly

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✔ Matching Definitions:

1. Happening twice a year → semi-annual
*(“Semi-” means half, so twice a year = semi-annual)*

2. Happening once a year → annual
*(“Annual” means yearly)*

3. Signboard for advertising posters → billboard
*(A billboard is a large outdoor sign used for advertisements)*

4. A very small supply of resources; a lack of something → scarcity
*(Scarcity refers to limited availability)*

5. A general, continuous increase in prices, causing a reduction in the value of money → inflation
*(Inflation is when prices rise over time, reducing purchasing power)*

6. Is the money that someone is paid every week by their employer → wage
*(Wages are typically paid weekly or regularly for work done)*

7. The total amount by which money spent is more than money received → deficit
*(Deficit = spending > income)*

8. The joining of two or more companies to make one larger company → merger
*(A merger combines companies into one entity)*

9. Is the amount of money you can earn from the job you do → earnings
*(Earnings refer to income earned from work)*

10. A substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold in large quantities → commodity
*(Commodities include things like oil, wheat, gold, etc.)*

11. The total amount by which money spent is more than money received → deficit
*(This is repeated — same as #7)*

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✔ Final Answers:

1. Happening twice a year → semi-annual
2. Happening once a year → annual
3. Signboard for advertising posters → billboard
4. A very small supply of resources; a lack of something → scarcity
5. A general, continuous increase in prices, causing a reduction in the value of money → inflation
6. Is the money that someone is paid every week by their employer → wage
7. The total amount by which money spent is more than money received → deficit
8. The joining of two or more companies to make one larger company → merger
9. Is the amount of money you can earn from the job you do → earnings
10. A substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold in large quantities → commodity
11. The total amount by which money spent is more than money received → deficit *(repeated)*

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📌 Notes:

- "Lucrative" was not used. It means “profitable” or “highly profitable,” but it doesn’t fit any of the definitions provided.
- "Quarterly" (happening every three months) was also not used. It would go with “Happening four times a year,” but that’s not listed directly.

Wait! Let’s double-check:

> Happening four times a year → This should be quarterly, but it's not listed in the definitions. However, we have:

- "Happening twice a year" → semi-annual ✔
- "Happening once a year" → annual ✔

But no “four times a year.” So quarterly is not used.

So the unused words are: lucrative, quarterly

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

| Definition | Matched Word |
|----------|--------------|
| Happening twice a year | semi-annual |
| Happening once a year | annual |
| Signboard for advertising posters | billboard |
| A very small supply of resources; a lack of something | scarcity |
| A general, continuous increase in prices, causing a reduction in the value of money | inflation |
| Is the money that someone is paid every week by their employer | wage |
| The total amount by which money spent is more than money received | deficit |
| The joining of two or more companies to make one larger company | merger |
| Is the amount of money you can earn from the job you do | earnings |
| A substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold in large quantities | commodity |
| The total amount by which money spent is more than money received | deficit |

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✔ Unused words: *lucrative*, *quarterly*

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