Welcome to our section of Business English vocabulary exercises for intermediate and upper-intermediate level. In these short exercises you can practise:
- specific area of Business English vocabulary (finance, sales, marketing, etc.)
- vocabulary commonly used in working environments.
Each exercise has:
- definitions of words relevant to business
- pronunciation of words
- examples of usage
- a comprehension quiz to test you on the vocabulary.
We add new exercises all the time so be sure to visit again to practise and build your Business English vocabulary.
| Area of business vocabulary | Vocabulary / Words | Type | |
| most recent exercises | Phrases in business emails | multiple-choice | |
| Prepositions in business emails | multiple-choice | ||
| Previous exercises | |||
| 1. | Financial verbs | lend, borrow, owe, invoice, afford exercise 1 | multiple-choice |
| lend, borrow, owe, invoice, afford exercise 2 | multiple-choice | ||
| issue, due, reminder | gap-fill | ||
| 2. | ‘Practical’ verbs | check, be out of order, fix, remove, work exercise 1 | multiple-choice |
| check, be out of order, fix, remove, work exercise 2 | gap-fill | ||
| 3. | Sales and marketing words | expansion, break even, a deal, a target, a retailer | text gap-fill |
| 4. | Verbs describing trends | raise, rise, lower, fall, grow exercise 1 | multiple-choice |
| raise, rise, lower, fall, grow exercise 2 | gap-fill | ||
| 5. | Words describing sales trends | reach, remain, increase, a rise, a fall | text gap-fill |
| 6. | Verbs beginning with ‘ex’ | extend, exclude, expect, expand, exaggerate exercise 1 | multiple-choice |
| extend, exclude, expect, expand, exaggerate exercise 2 | gap-fill | ||
| 7. | ‘Practical’ verbs | damage, maintain, break, repair, assemble | multiple-choice |
| 8. | Business correspondence | attach, enclose, forward, reply (correspondence verbs) ex. 1 | multiple-choice |
| attach, enclose, forward, reply exercise 2 | gap-fill |
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