Money ESL Worksheets Games Activities - Free Printable

You’re working on a worksheet titled “Money, Money, Money” from TeachThis.com. It’s designed to help learners build vocabulary and understanding around money-related verbs, nouns, adjectives, and real-life scenarios.

Let’s solve each section step by step:

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A. Put the money verbs into the correct category.

Verbs given:
*inherit, donate, lend, waste, spend, withdraw, win, borrow, invest, gamble, earn, sell*

We need to sort them into 3 categories:
1. Ways of getting money
2. Ways of using money
3. Both

#### ✔ Solution:

1. Ways of getting money
→ *inherit, win, earn, sell, borrow, withdraw*
*(These are ways you receive or gain money — either through luck, work, selling something, borrowing, or taking it out of an account.)*

> 💡 Note: “Borrow” is technically receiving money temporarily, so it counts as “getting” in this context. “Withdraw” means taking money out of your own account — so you’re accessing money you already have.

2. Ways of using money
→ *donate, lend, waste, spend, invest, gamble*
*(These are actions where you part with money — giving it away, losing it, spending it, or putting it somewhere else.)*

3. Both
→ *None of these verbs fit perfectly in both categories unless forced. But if we consider “lend” — you give money away (using), but you may get it back later (getting). However, typically in ESL worksheets like this, “lend” is placed under “using.”*

Actually, looking at common ESL categorizations, “borrow” and “lend” are sometimes considered opposites — one is getting, one is giving. So let’s stick with standard answers:

✔ Final Answer for A:

| 1. Ways of getting money | 2. Ways of using money | 3. Both |
|--------------------------|------------------------|---------|
| inherit, win, earn, sell, borrow, withdraw | donate, lend, waste, spend, invest, gamble | *(none)* |

> 📝 Some teachers might argue “invest” can be both (you use money now to get more later), but for simplicity, it’s usually grouped under “using.”

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B. Write the money nouns in the category they belong to.

Nouns given:
*a fine, a credit card, a tip, a bank account, tax, a wallet, a cheque, a bill, rent, a fare*

Categories:
1. Things you pay
2. Places you put money
3. Forms of payment

#### ✔ Solution:

1. Things you pay → *a fine, tax, a bill, rent, a fare*
*(These are obligations or charges you must pay.)*

2. Places you put money → *a bank account, a wallet*
*(Physical or digital locations where you store money.)*

3. Forms of payment → *a credit card, a cheque, a tip*
*(Methods or instruments used to pay someone.)*

> 💡 “Tip” is tricky — it’s not really a *form* of payment per se, but rather a *type* of payment (gratuity). However, in many ESL contexts, it’s grouped here because you “give a tip” as payment for service. Alternatively, some might put it under “things you pay,” but “forms of payment” is more commonly accepted in worksheets.

✔ Final Answer for B:

| 1. Things you pay | 2. Places you put money | 3. Forms of payment |
|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| a fine, tax, a bill, rent, a fare | a bank account, a wallet | a credit card, a cheque, a tip |

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C. Categorize the money adjectives.

Adjectives given:
*pricey, broke, responsible, poor, affluent, affordable, inexpensive, unreliable, wealthy*

Categories:
1. To describe things that cost a lot → *pricey, expensive (but “expensive” isn’t listed — so “pricey” fits)*
2. To describe things that don’t cost a lot → *inexpensive, affordable*
3. To describe someone who has a lot of money → *affluent, wealthy*
4. To describe someone who has little money → *broke, poor*

Note: “responsible” and “unreliable” are personality traits — not directly about money amount, but often used with money behavior.

In this context, “responsible” can mean financially responsible — so maybe fits under describing people with good money habits? But the categories are clearly about amount of money, not behavior.

So we’ll assign based on money quantity:

✔ Final Answer for C:

| 1. To describe things that cost a lot | 2. To describe things that don’t cost a lot | 3. To describe someone who has a lot of money | 4. To describe someone who has little money |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| pricey | inexpensive, affordable | affluent, wealthy | broke, poor |

> ❗ “responsible” and “unreliable” don’t fit neatly — they’re behavioral. Since the worksheet doesn’t have a “behavior” category, you can leave them out or note that they don’t fit — but most likely, the worksheet expects only the 8 adjectives above. “Unreliable” might be a distractor.

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D. Write two answers for the following items.

These are open-ended, but we’ll give logical, realistic answers.

#### 1. Two places where you might have to pay.
→ *a restaurant, a cinema / movie theater*
*(or: supermarket, toll road, parking garage, etc.)*

#### 2. Two ways of entertaining yourself if you are broke.
→ *walk in the park, read a free library book*
*(or: watch free YouTube videos, play board games with friends)*

#### 3. Two things people often waste money on.
→ *fast food, impulse shopping*
*(or: lottery tickets, subscription services they don’t use)*

#### 4. Two reasons a person might have to pay a fine.
→ *speeding ticket, late library book return*
*(or: parking violation, breaking a contract)*

#### 5. Two things that are generally unaffordable.
→ *a private island, a luxury sports car*
*(or: a mansion in Manhattan, a space tourism trip)*

#### 6. Two things that people might donate money to.
→ *charity organizations, disaster relief funds*
*(or: animal shelters, schools in need)*

✔ Final Answers for D:

1. a restaurant, a cinema
2. walk in the park, read a free library book
3. fast food, impulse shopping
4. speeding ticket, late library book return
5. a private island, a luxury sports car
6. charity organizations, disaster relief funds

*(Answers may vary — any reasonable, real-world examples are acceptable.)*

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## ✔ FINAL SUMMARY OF ALL ANSWERS:

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A. Verbs

| 1. Ways of getting money | 2. Ways of using money | 3. Both |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
| inherit, win, earn, sell, borrow, withdraw | donate, lend, waste, spend, invest, gamble | — |

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B. Nouns

| 1. Things you pay | 2. Places you put money | 3. Forms of payment |
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| a fine, tax, a bill, rent, a fare | a bank account, a wallet | a credit card, a cheque, a tip |

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C. Adjectives

| 1. Cost a lot | 2. Don’t cost a lot | 3. Has a lot of money | 4. Has little money |
|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| pricey | inexpensive, affordable | affluent, wealthy | broke, poor |

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D. Short Answers

1. a restaurant, a cinema
2. walk in the park, read a free library book
3. fast food, impulse shopping
4. speeding ticket, late library book return
5. a private island, a luxury sports car
6. charity organizations, disaster relief funds

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✔ You’ve now completed the entire worksheet! Great job practicing money vocabulary. This will help in real-life situations like budgeting, shopping, and discussing finances.

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