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Shopping
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Learn words for buying things in shops, such as price, receipt, try on, fit and refund.
Choose the shopping word
Choose the correct answer.
- These headphones cost only five dollars. They're very ___.
- What is a receipt?
- These trousers are too long. They don't ___ me.
- Can I ___ this dress before I buy it?
- The shop gave me my money back. I got a ___.
- Everything is half price this week. There's a ___.
- A person who buys things in a shop is a ___.
Complete the shopping sentences
Type the missing word or phrase. Use each one once. Use: cash, cost, expensive, receipt, refund, size, try on.
- How much does this lamp ___?
- I'm sorry, we don't have these shoes in your ___. We only have 38 and 42.
- This bag is very ___. I can't buy it. It's 400 dollars!
- I paid in ___ because the card machine wasn't working.
- The shop assistant put the ___ in my bag. It shows the date and the price.
- The kettle was broken, so I took it back to the shop and got a ___.
- Can I ___ these jeans? Where are the changing rooms?
Answer key
Choose the shopping word
- b) cheapFive dollars is a low price, so they are cheap.
- c) a paper that shows what you bought and paidA receipt shows what you bought and how much you paid.
- a) fitFit is about size. Too long means the wrong size.
- b) try onTry on means put on clothes to see if they are right for you.
- c) refundA refund is money that a shop gives back to you.
- a) saleIn a sale, a shop sells things at lower prices.
- b) customerA customer buys things. A cashier works in the shop and takes the money.
Complete the shopping sentences
- costWe ask How much does it cost? to find out the price.
- sizeNumbers like 38 and 42 are shoe sizes.
- expensive / dear / pricey400 dollars is a high price, so the bag is expensive.
- cashIf you can't pay by card, you pay in cash: coins and notes.
- receiptA receipt is a piece of paper that shows what you paid.
- refundWhen you return something broken, the shop can give you a refund.
- try onYou try on clothes in the changing rooms to see if they fit.