Money vocabulary practice worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best word from the list at the bottom to fill in the blank. We’ll think about what makes sense in each context — like money, spending, saving, borrowing, etc.

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1. We can’t ________ to go on vacation
→ “Afford” fits here — meaning we don’t have enough money for it.
✔ afford

2. That ring can’t be ________ $20,000. It looks like plastic!
→ If something is worth a certain amount, we say “worth”.
✔ worth

3. Pete doesn’t have any money, and basically he has to ________ his parents. They pay for absolutely everything.
→ He depends on them financially → “live off”
✔ live off

4. My brother didn’t ___ very much ________ his car. It was secondhand.
→ He didn’t pay a lot for it → “pay (very much) for”
✔ pay (very much) for

5. How much do you think you’ll ________ every month in your new job?
→ You earn money from a job → “earn”
✔ earn

6. Sorry, but I can’t ________ the money I owe you until the end of the month.
→ Return borrowed money → “pay back”
✔ pay back

7. Do you have any change for the parking meter? I only have a $10 ________.
→ A piece of paper money → “bill”
✔ bill

8. Some people think it’s a really bad idea to borrow money ____ a close friend.
→ Borrowing *from* someone → “from”
✔ from

9. I get really angry with myself when I _____ my money on things I don’t really need.
→ Spending wastefully → “waste”
✔ waste

10. I used to have a piggy bank when I was young. That’s how I learned to ________ money.
→ Put money aside for later → “save”
✔ save

11. Is it OK to ________ credit card?
→ Use a credit card to pay → “pay by”
✔ pay by

12. Did the bank ________ you the money to buy a new car?
→ Bank gives you money as a loan → “lend”
✔ lend

13. Diana started spending a lot more money than she had in the bank. She got into ________ after six months.
→ Owning money you can’t pay back → “debt”
✔ debt

14. Our gas ________ was really high this month because we had the central heating on all the time.
→ Bill for utilities → “bill” (again — same word as #7, but different context)
✔ bill

15. Our neighbor ________ a beautiful house in the country when her aunt Jane died.
→ Received property after death → “inherited”
✔ inherited

16. How can the lawyer ________ you $200 for ten minutes’ work?
→ Ask for payment → “charge”
✔ charge

17. My grandmother’s afraid of using an ________ on the street. She prefers to go into the bank to get money.
→ Machine to withdraw cash → “ATM”
✔ ATM

18. I’ve asked my bank for a ________ because I want to buy a house.
→ Loan specifically for buying a house → “mortgage”
✔ mortgage

19. The government is going to put a ________ on gasoline and oil.
→ Tax added to products → “tax”
✔ tax

20. If you open an ________ with this bank, you get an interest-free credit card for a year.
→ Bank account → “account”
✔ account

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Now let’s double-check that we didn’t reuse words incorrectly or miss any. All blanks are filled with logical, grammatically correct choices based on common money-related vocabulary.

Final Answer:
1. afford
2. worth
3. live off
4. pay (very much) for
5. earn
6. pay back
7. bill
8. from
9. waste
10. save
11. pay by
12. lend
13. debt
14. bill
15. inherited
16. charge
17. ATM
18. mortgage
19. tax
20. account